Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The procedure is prescribed in the Harbours Act. The position was advertised on the worldwide web and a notice may have appeared in the newspapers. As required by the Harbours Act, nominations were sought from interested parties, including business groups and unions. The chairperson in question went before the committee. As far as I am aware, committee agendas are circulated by e-mail to all Members and they are published on the worldwide web. I do not know what additional transparency is required by the Deputy-----

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