Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

The Deputy makes a good point. Again, this is technical stuff. We are providing that the committee must have at least one lawyer and one vet as members. The current control committee also has an expert in pharmacology. These are the kinds of skills that are needed. We are trying to strike a balance here. For any body administering justice - that is probably not the right legal term - the balance has to be struck for a kind of visual independence. That is served by a reasonably regular turnover of people. Deputy Cahill is aware that there is a narrative out there of disparaging enough stuff about the control committee, which I do not feel is justified. We are trying to provide a system that will make provision for a reasonably regular turnover of people. Will we find the right people with the right qualifications who will be willing to do this? After all, this is a labour of love for these people. I do not know. If there is a view from the committee that the term of office provided for in the proposed legislation is impracticable, it is something we would listen to.