Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I can only consider the progress made through the eyes of the implementation body. If its members were acting in particular interests that are not necessarily in the national interest, I would not be able to tell from their conclusions or recommendations. For example, we discussed the Government-appointed board members of banks and how they had worked in the interests of shareholders rather than those of the public once they had joined the boards. A trade union representative is a member of the implementation body for a reason. I am not saying it should have no union members, but surely they are only acting in their unions' interests.