Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I am not in favour of giving a particular representative organisation rights where other representative organisations have an equal interest. I think it should be up to the board of HRI to ensure the right balance of interests and expertise is represented on the committee. If we were to say that a representative of owners has to be on the committee, someone might say we should ensure representatives of a whole series of other bodies are on the committee as well. All of those bodies are represented on the overall board. I suggest that the overall board, with its broad representation, should be the body that actually decides who is on the committee. I am proposing to stick to that position.