Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion

Mr. Paul Lemass:

Yes. I am not expecting a huge range of amendments from the Government side.

As regards a board of five to 11 members and the Public Appointments Service, PAS, what is provided for is that the board will be competency based. Members should have experience and the relevant expertise. I could foresee a situation where somebody has experience in the disability sector and in the provision of housing and would have expertise which would be relevant. However, the State's appointment system will be used to fill the membership of the regulator.

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