Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 106:

In page 16, line 27, to delete “members” and substitute “directors”.

These are technical amendments regarding the directors of the board and the role of the chief executive of the Land Development Agency as a director of the board. They do not change the intent of the existing provisions.

Amendment No. 106 changes the word "member" to "director" in section 15(3). This is purely for consistency to ensure that there is no confusion between a member or a director. A member is a director of the board but for consistency throughout the Bill it has been decided to only refer to the term "director".

Amendments Nos. 116 and 117 change the word "member" to "director" and "director" to "Chairperson" in section 16(7). In line with other commercial State bodies, the chief executive of the Land Development Agency will be a director of the board but will not be the chairperson. This is for governance reasons. This amendment will provide certainty that the LDA chief executive is a full ex officiodirector of the board for the purposes of matters such as quorums for board meetings.