Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed)
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
-----or might be connected because, first of all, we get a continuance of policy information. It would also be a better use of a resource that will already be there.
Professor Crowe may have been asked this question already, but in terms of the process of the availability of these experts, we find it increasingly difficult to get people to serve in these types of public roles or that by nature of the issue, they might be involved in other areas of their careers and may not have the time or resources. Does Professor Crowe see that as a challenge? Does he believe we have an ample number of people at the right level who would be available?
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