Mr. Joseph Curtin:

No; I know. It was just a question and these issues need to be raised. An NGO is there to push a particular agenda, as are IBEC and the IFA. The idea of independence is that one is trying, at least. Everybody has his or her own agenda to a certain extent, but one is trying to look at this through the glasses of Ireland Inc. That is the only caveat I have for those on the board. They are not tied to an organisation that is pushing a particular agenda. It is not very popular to suggest we should set up a completely independent organisation outside any existing body. The Bill provides for a secretariat and I agree that the EPA is a perfect body to host this independent organisation and provide secretarial services.