Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

I wish to put this on record. I also wish to put on record the genuine opposition of those of us on this side of the House towards the general approach that is taken whenever local authority members are involved. This section again debars local authority members from being considered for membership of the boards. This is not about councillors being appointed; it is about stopping them from being considered for appointment. That is unacceptable because it introduces political apartheid. It goes further, in that it puts in——