Seanad debates

Tuesday, 27 March 2007

Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage

 

4:00 pm

Photo of Brendan RyanBrendan Ryan (Labour)

Section 15(2) states:

A member of the Board ceases to hold office if the member—

(a) is adjudicated bankrupt,

(b) makes a composition or arrangement with creditors,

(c) is convicted of an indictable offence,

(d) is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty,

(e) is the subject of an order under section 160 of the Companies Act 1990,

(f) is sentenced to a term of imprisonment by a court of competent jurisdiction, or

(g) is removed by a competent authority for any reason (other than failure to pay a fee) from any register established for the purpose of registering members of a profession.

One may as well add to that list — because it is in section 85 — "or becomes a Member of the Seanad, the Dáil or the European Parliament". Some one had the sensitivity to separate them, and I apologise to the House for my mistake in that regard. The fact is, however, that the disqualifications are twofold: either one is involved in a representative role in politics, or one is a crook or bankrupt. I do not like the company into which the Parliamentary Counsel is putting me.

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