I quite admit the right of the Dáil to express an opinion on or to reject or criticise, or to deal in any way it thinks fit, with any of the business transacted by any of the Ministers or any Committee of the Dáil. I submit, from my experience of Committees—their work and their recommendations for remuneration, status, and so on—that it is most inadvisable to allow a decision that is come to by persons in responsible positions to be the subject of consideration afterwards, in which the persons affected may canvass members of the Dáil and influence their decisions with regard to certain matters. It might possibly come to this: A good deal of the time of the officials employed by the State would be spent on the lobbies of either the residences of members or the precincts of the Dáil in canvassing and pushing their claims with regard to certain positions, salaries, and so on. That is not possible in the present case, and, as far as the determination of the various details mentioned here is concerned, there is an apportunity afforded at all times to members of the Dáil to criticise the administration of the service. This is the only section of the service that is outside the control of the Ministry for Finance and it is wise to understand what exactly is meant by control. The Ministry for Finance does not interfere with the ordinary control of the staffs of other Ministries, but it does exercise a supervisory control with regard to promotions and other matters of that sort, which is wise, and which, as far as I know, does not give much ground for dissatisfaction. There is a natural dissatisfaction always where an appointment is made and where there are many candidates for the office. All the candidates who were not appointed would have good reason to be dissatisfied, and the number of dissatisfied persons varies according to the number of persons who were not appointed to the position. That is what I would like to save the Dáil from. If it wishes to take all this trouble, as well as other troubles, it is open to it to do so, but I certainly would not recommend it.