Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Dr. Smyth stated earlier on about where we, as Deputies, have concerns about the set-up of these groups or where I have concerns about wages not being discussed or transparent. Bear in mind that if a farmer gets €3,000, €4,000, €10,000 or whatever from the EU, it is there for everyone to look at regardless of data protection. I am asking whether the opportunity is there to change legislation if it is not transparent. It is the Department that writes the legislation for the Minister and if there is willingness on the part of the Minister and the Department, am I correct that it can say that 50% or 70% of the board has to be one sex or the other, that the wages have to be transparent and that it can put in whatever preconditions it wants in the legislation if it involves taxpayers' money?