Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

While I admit I did not hear what the Minister said, I have a strong objection in principle to the inclusion of this provision. We have voiced this concern on a number of recent Bills. Unfortunately we have not yet determined the issue. As Senators Daly and Kieran Phelan have said, people involved in local or national politics have often excelled in other fields, such as business, sport, etc. Many of them would bring the acumen to such a board——