Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

It is a matter, in the first instance, for the board of the particular institution to decide what is in the best interests of that institution. Government policy is that persons of the highest competence and expertise should be appointed to senior management positions. It is a matter, in the first instance, for the board.

One matter which we should discuss on an all party basis, given the degree of State control that now exists in the banking sector, is how appointments are made to directorships in these institutions.

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