Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that the statement may be laid before the Houses. Perhaps what Senator Carrigy said that rather than the laying of a statement in front of the committee, simply a notification to the Chair of the committee that such a statement has been laid, might suffice. I will not press the amendment at this point. However, as the Minister said, there is quite a seriousness and a gravity in relation to this. For example, if some of the grounds were significant in terms of matters the committee might be considering or if a patter were to emerge, it would be appropriate that its attention would be directed to that. Again, I will withdraw the amendment for now. The more moderate proposal of just a notification of laying of the notice before the Houses to the chair of the relevant committee might be something we could consider on Report Stage.