Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have a couple of questions about section 10. It deals with the meaning of "public body". Section 10(4) reads, “The Minister may, at the request of a body that would not otherwise be included in the definition of “public body” in subsection (1) and with the consent of the Minister of the Government in whom functions in relation to that body are vested, by order designate that body as a public body where”, and it goes on to provide cases in which the Minister may so designate, including cases where a body “is financed wholly or partly, whether directly or indirectly, by means of moneys provided, or loans made or guaranteed, by a Minister of the Government or the issue of shares held by or on behalf of a Minister of the Government”. Are we talking about private companies here?