Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

MAC holders will not be allowed to serve on the board itself due to potential conflicts of interest, with the exception of a representative of the County and City Management Association, CCMA, who may be from a local authority holding such an approval. As serving on a committee is at one remove from the functions of the board, and the outputs are subject to board approval, such a conflict does not exist in that context.