Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I think everybody here knows the capacity and ability of women in this country. I ask Deputy Kenny, in his capacity as Taoiseach and chairperson of the Cabinet, how a set of board appointments came to the Cabinet in this manner. By the way, as I am sure the Taoiseach remembers, the outgoing chair of this institution was a woman - a very well-known businesswoman - yet when a time came for major changes on a very significant board, which has control-----

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