Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 11, to delete line 33 and substitute the following:

"State;

(n) the social economy;
(o) environmental economics.".

Molaim an leasú seo. Baineann an leasú seo le ballraíocht an choiste. Tá liosta fada, ó (a) síos go (m), maidir leis na taithí difriúla ba chóir a bheith ag duine agus iad á mholadh ag an Aire le bheith ar an gcoiste don eagraíocht seo. Ba mhaith liomsa dhá thaithí eile a chur leis, agus is iad sin dá mbeadh taithí ag duine ó thaobh an eacnamaíocht sóisialta nó ó thaobh eacnamaíocht na timpeallachta.
To add to the long list of competencies and expertise a person should have if he or she is to be appointed by the Minister to the agency, the social economy and environmental economics are areas of expertise that the Minister should be allowed to consider in making such appointments. The intention of the amendment is to broaden the field of experts available to the Minister from whom to choose members of the agency. Social economy experts and environmental economists could add a different progressive element to the agency's thinking. It is not to take away from any of the other areas identified in paragraphs (a) to (m) but to complement and add to those included in the Bill. It does not necessarily mean that the Minister would have to choose or that somebody in the agency would have to have this expertise, but if it were to be the case that somebody had this expertise and no other, the Minister could make such an appointment. I commend the amendment to the Minister of State.