Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

I am inclined to agree with the Deputy. We wanted to make these provisions reasonably consistent with the membership of the board. That is why we picked the three years. There may be a view that the latter is not practicable in the circumstances which apply. This is not a job that people would easily volunteer for unless they had an interest in the sector, to be honest, especially people with the necessary professional expertise. They are the kind of people we are looking for to do this. It may be that it is not practical to limit it to three years. One thing we could do is provide by regulation for a maximum period. That would be a slightly more flexible device. It would be easier to adjust a regulation afterwards than to change the provisions of the Bill.