Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am afraid that my first question relates to national cultural institutions and the boards thereof, but I suspect the Minister has heard enough about such institutions and their boards to last her a lifetime. Nonetheless, I raise the very serious and important matter of the proposed legislation pertaining to the National Concert Hall, NCH, and in particular, the lack of a proposal for clear gender balance on the board as well as what I would see as the excessive powers the legislation gives the Minister to interfere in the affairs of the NCH.

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