David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No. That is one way of doing it but I am not sure that is the reason it has been raised. It is just that the Public Appointments Service is not mentioned in the section; rather, it refers only to the Minister making the appointment. Perhaps there is some overarching policy whereby in respect of all these boards, the Minister appoints whomever the Public Appointments Service proposes.