Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This amendment is motivated by concerns that have been raised on a conflict of interest if the Minister appoints a panel of adjudicators and subsequently appoints a chairman to the panel to make selections when disputes are referred to the Minister. I propose the wording the Minister has before him to remove the concern. Furthermore, the chairman could be an officer within a Department procuring construction operations and that could lead to a further conflict of interest.