Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

That is absurd. How are Irish citizens to know the quality of the membership and of the advice and decisions made by such a council if they do not know their identities? It is not as if this is a matter of significant national security. However, economic management is a massive issue for our people who are suffering the consequences of the current crisis of neoliberal capitalism. I put it to the Taoiseach that it is absurd not to identify the members and that he should change his policy in that regard.

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