I see no reason to alter the established Government policy that Ministers would not serve as members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Employment. The Government have shown, by their acceptance of the key recommendations in the joint committee's first report, that Ministers are prepared to implement valid and agreed findings of the committee. I would point out that Ministers participated in the discussion in this House and in the Seanad on the recommendations of the joint committee and gave their views on them. This, in my view, is the correct role of Ministers in relation to the work of the joint committee.