Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:

The new legislation is important because we are changing the institutes of technology, we are changing to a new arrangement for technological universities, and we are looking at a new arrangement for universities. We do not look at the overlap of boards between different agencies. Indeed, under an Act of the Oireachtas, membership of former VECs nominate members to the membership of the boards of institutes of technology. There are ministerial nominations, which are overseen by the higher education division.