Batt O'Keeffe (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

These amendments provide for the nomination of councillors to the board of a BID company by the elected council rather than by the cathaoirleach thereof. It is considered that it would be more appropriate for the council to make such appointments. There are many precedents for this and examples include the appointment of members to joint local authority committees and appointments to bodies such as VECs, harbour authorities, regional authorities, local government associations and partnership boards.