Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 December 2018

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage

6:40 pm

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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They will be appointed via PAS. The chairperson, in conjunction with whomsoever sits on the PAS board, would consider the skill set needed.

Corporate governance standards require that board members act in good faith and in the best interests of the State body. The duty of the board member is owed to the agency and not to any specific stakeholder. That is what we are trying to achieve with the provision.