Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept that, but I want the flexibility to appoint the right people. We will be screening potential officers to ensure they have the experience. The last thing we want is to appoint someone with the powers of an authorised officer who means well but does not know what he or she is doing. This would cause real damage to what we are trying to achieve with the legislation.

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