Today representatives of the FAI are appearing before the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport. While I do not want to get into its deliberations, a serious issue regarding a Fine Gael Deputy has arisen and is widely reported on this morning. It concerns Deputy Noel Rock who, supposedly, sent a text message to Mr. John Delaney in November saying he was happy to push back against a proposal made by Deputy Catherine Murphy that the then CEO of the FAI appear before the committee. Given that Deputy Rock had in the past texted Mr. Delaney about match tickets in March and October 2017, as he has acknowledged-----

That is not relevant to the subject matter.

It is relevant because the programme for Government includes a clear commitment to political reform. Does the Tánaiste think it is appropriate for a Deputy to behave in this manner and push back against a proposal made by another Member of the House to prevent somebody from coming before a committee?

I am not going to get into the detail of the activities of a Deputy when he is not here to defend himself. Deputy Rock is at the committee dealing with many of these issues.