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

It is a very difficult issue around which to set parameters. My view is that when you have an independent board that has the skill set, it will be acting in the public interest, especially when they are being appointed and we have committed to the board having the required skills and experience to enable it to discharge its functions. It provides a significant safeguard with regard to how the decision will be adjudicated in an independent manner and it will be in the public interest. That would be my view. It is very difficult to try and frame in legislation exactly what should and should not happen regarding a contract or a sensitive issue. It is almost like asking "How long is a piece of string?"