Our Rural Future Policy: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2023-06-14
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Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South

Deputy Fitzmaurice raised a matter of considerable concern to me. For some time, we have noticed some senior public servants and people from semi-State companies refusing to come before Oireachtas committees. I have made it abundantly clear that where compellability powers are sought by individual committees that I, for one, will support such powers being given. I would be taken aback if Ministers were refusing to come before Oireachtas committees. I will undertake to investigate that because if that has happened, it would be at odds with what I would see as being best parliamentary practice.
I will not have a debate with the Deputy on this.

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Sitting date: 2023-06-14