Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 27:

In page 10, to delete line 34 and substitute the following:“(5) A committee shall consist of such number of members (including, where appropriate, persons with an expertise relevant to the committee’s terms of reference) as the Minister thinks proper; in making appointments to a committee the Minister shall give due consideration to the desirability of the committee’s membership reflecting the social, economic and environmental interests concerned and the need for an appropriate balance between members who are men and who are women.”.

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