Aideen Hayden (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Mr. O' Callaghan also referred to the term of office as it is unclear as to it being five or seven years. He suggests that it should be more like the appointment of judges, which struck a chord with me. He asked where does someone, who is appointed as an Appeals Commissioner for seven years, go afterwards. The chances are that he or she would go to a tax firm. We have seen that kind of thing happen with city and county managers who are appointed for a number of years. I ask Mr. O'Callaghan to elaborate on that.