Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

The relevant Oireachtas committee can consider such reports. However, it is not the case that the companies send them to the Oireachtas Library out of the goodness of their hearts; it is a requirement that they must be laid before the Houses. I understand the committee is considering examining these reports and inviting representatives of the different boards to come before it to discuss them. The requirement to provide information regarding the number of employees of a port company is designed to avoid the type of confusion that arose in the past in respect of whether such a company had 29 or 31 employees on the relevant due date.