Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Okay. We are talking about semantics a little bit, and about words, but I find the use of the word "board" here confusing. In the Committee of Public Accounts we are used to senior management in an organisation having a State board or a board and they are not in the organisation full time. They are given a small stipend, hold a quarterly meeting and there is oversight of the board. They have the power to remove senior staff or senior appointees if that is required. An Bord Pleanála does not have that kind of facility in the legislation. Is that correct?