Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I have a final question on the point that Deputy Mitchell raised about positions on SPCs not being automatically transferable, and that being up to local authorities. Is it not possible to do that in the legislation? I ask the Minister of State to explain more about that. It would certainly be desirable, because where there is not a huge support, we can see people, in a competitive sense, trying to get positions on committees. That is something that would discourage people from opting for a substitute when they should if they want to.