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

I thank the witnesses for attending and fully support the comments of the importance of the independence of the board.

The panel system is a mechanism to try to ensure some collective mix of skills and expertise and some balance. It that is going to be abolished, what is going to be in the legislation to ensure those elements? What mechanisms are going to be in the legislation? What protection is there against a lopsided board being appointed by a particular Minister?