Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the other speakers. This amounts to appointments by the back door and the Minister is creating sub-structures in that respect. In section 13 it states that each relevant committee may establish one or more sub-committees. This means there would be committees, which everybody has stated are excessive, and then there could be multiple sub-committees of the committees from the commission. The Minister is making this overly complicated and he should re-examine the matter. That is why the amendments need to be progressed.