Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is clear that people must register their interests. Some individuals who will serve on the board will not be natives of this country or will work abroad, but we will want to be able to avail of their specialist expertise. It is appropriate that their interests be declared on a register, but this need not be in the public domain. I see no conflict between this measure and what we want to do.

I reject the amendments, as I said earlier.

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