Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

I just want to clarify who will nominate the members. An extra four people are being added to the committee. Would the Minister not consider the Consumers Association of Ireland should have a right to nominate a member to the committee? Based on what is in the legislation and what the Minister has proposed, the first three members are to be architects, the next four are not architects but they must be appointed by the Minister and one of these must be nominated by him or her with the consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. My proposal is that a person representing consumers should be on the board.

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