Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

If I could speak without interruption, I would be really grateful. I would like to go on to my second question, and then the Minister can ask me questions and we can reverse roles if he likes. The creation of quangos also creates a huge number of paid directors. That creates a power of political patronage, which all governments are inclined to use. During the last Global Irish Economic Forum, at which this Government was well represented and of which it approved, one of the more constructive suggestions was from ex-pats outside Ireland who offered their services free of charge to semi-State bodies. How many of these people, with great business experience, have had their offer accepted?

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