Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have raised the issue of the composition already. Is there an objection to putting down in law how the nomination process for the ELRG is going to work? I respect what the witnesses are saying about the likely outcome and that there will be a balance of workers, employers, academics, experts and all that. Just to be belt, braces and baler twine about it, would it not be better to lay down in detail the nomination process to ensure that balance? There might be a reasonable Minister in one Administration - I am not asking the witnesses to comment on whether Ministers are reasonable or not - and perhaps one who is not so minded for balance in the next one. Would we not be better, while in a room full of reasonable people now, to lay it down in law?