Seanad debates

Wednesday, 28 May 2003

Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Committee Stage.

 

10:30 am

Derek McDowell (Labour)

I wish to reiterate the earlier point I made. The consumer protection element of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority, IFRSA, should be represented on the board. While it is right to say that most clients of accountancy are likely to be corporate bodies and represented by one of the designated bodies in section 6, there are also individuals who might require separate representation. The consumer element of the IFRSA, which was recently established by the Houses of the Oireachtas, should be represented on the board as opposed to the Central Bank element which is already separately represented as far as I can tell. I hope that makes sense and is not too complicated.

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