Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is standard practice. The same applies to the Charities Regulator as well. We looked at other regulatory offices when establishing this office to see what the practice is. There is nothing to prevent the person having other employment provided that consent is given by the Minister. We are just following that practice. I am not sure of the implications in terms of employment law if we were to change this by accepting the amendment. I cannot envisage someone having another form of employment if he or she were the CEO of the regulator of AHBs, given how busy the current team is in the Housing Agency. My understanding is that this provision is taken from the Charities Regulatory Authority Act and that it is a standard provision.