Dáil debates

Wednesday, 1 June 2005

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed).

 

12:00 pm

Photo of Paul GogartyPaul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)

I reiterate the requirement for an additional resident on the board. The agency is to have 15 members, including the city manager, a councillor, two persons nominated by the Minister for Health and Children and two nominated by the DIT president. If there are two residents, which is what we are seeking, that means another six persons would be appointed by the Minister. Of these, there could be an additional DIT or Department of Health and Children input as the health ethos of the site must be maintained. I do not accept the argument that placing an extra resident on the agency would mean doubling the number of other members.

The Minister for Education and Science might be one of the first to argue that during this Government's term of office, the Progressive Democrats tail did not wag the Fianna Fáil dog. If one examines the composition of the Government in terms of the ratio of Progressive Democrats to Fianna Fáil members, there are more Progressive Democrats members to Fianna Fáil members than there would be residents to other agency members. No doubt the Minister would argue — I am saying this semi-facetiously——

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