Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister pointed out that these people could be capable and worth their places on the commission. That is possible and there is a good chance that they would be nominated to it again by the PAS, which is a political animal anyway. Given that one of the driving motivations of the Bill is to try to depoliticise the process, we are trying to create a situation in which a Minister cannot simply reappoint someone. The person would have to go through a proper process. We are trying to diminish the number of paws politicians can have on the process. Our amendment is driven by that.