Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In respect of the interests of good governance of any State company or organisation, particularly those facing specific challenges such as Irish Rail and the Road Safety Authority and given the challenges we face at the moment or in any other Department where there are challenges, is it appropriate for there to be no appointments to a State board over a six-month period? I accept that Ministers are busy, vacancies happen and there needs to be a process, but surely in the course of six months, a Minister should do his or her job, make the appointments and do what he or she is paid to do.

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