Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In terms of learning about how the OPW operates as an organisation, it might be helpful as well to distinguish between the role of the Minister of State and the commissioners in terms of how the law operates regarding the autonomy of the commissioners in respect of making decisions. Perhaps that should be dealt with in this forum, even today, to give us an insight into the role of commissioners because it arguably differs from other Departments because commissioners are appointed. It would be helpful for people who are watching these committee proceedings to get a two or three-minute insight into the role of the commissioners in respect of how the policy of the OPW plays out.