Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

It is well recorded in section 82 that if one is nominated as a Member of Seanad Éireann, elected as a Member of Dáil Éireann or becomes a member of a local authority, one is precluded from membership of the board of the authority or a committee of the board. Senator Moylan brought to my attention the fact that section 82 states that one must resign on the day on which one is nominated, as opposed to the day on which one is elected. I will not jump ahead but will clarify for my colleagues the provisions in section 82 which make this possible. I will not repeat what I said already. I simply ask the Minister of State to consult the Minister before Report Stage on Thursday so that she may decide to leave out that section. There are Independents——