Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Amendment No. 60 acknowledges the composition of the board would be both elected and non-elected members. I ask that there be at least three local authority members on such a board and that one of those be the chairperson of the board. In essence, this reflects the thrust of the proposition on the part of the Minister for integration of those companies into local authorities. If this is the case, there should be a maximum amount of possible accountability on the part of the board and how it disburses funds or agrees a plan to address the social exclusion areas, as detailed by Deputy Stanley. I would have no problem with the composition if it was on that basis.