Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

—and that should not necessarily diminish a person.

There are few more important State bodies than this one which is absolutely vital for confidence. The stability of the banking system and investment confidence are so vital that any Minister for Finance would always have great care and concern that the people appointed to the board would have the confidence, particularly of those who have direct dealings with, or are under the governance of, the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority.