Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It would be an awful shame if a really good chief executive officer did not spot a 60 km/h sign and ended up having to be fired. I am not condoning speeding, but it would be good if the Minister of State could give us a note on what is included as an indictable offence. Paragraph (4) states such a person shall cease to be qualified for office. This is black and white. It is not that an issue could be raised by the board and considered in the round. Once it happens, the chief executive officer will be gone.

At the start of the section 21A, it states the board shall, as soon as practicable, appoint a person recruited in accordance with the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 as CEO.

Will the Minister of State run through what that means in practice? Does it mean that the PAS, the top level appointments committee, TLAC, or some other group will come up with a shortlist and the board will choose? Will the board be offered the chance to say "Yea" or "Nay" to one person? How will it work?