Dáil debates
Wednesday, 28 March 2007
Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed)
6:00 pm
Paddy McHugh (Galway East, Independent)
As almost 500 public bodies with a national remit are in operation — there were just 80 such bodies in 1980 — in effect, approximately 5,000 appointments at national level are in the gift of the Government. The public bodies which have a combined annual expenditure of €13 billion not only need to be accountable but also need to be seen to be accountable and transparent in the decisions they make.
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