Camillus Glynn (Fianna Fail)

The Minister is aware of my views on this matter. I do not think it is right to preclude a person from membership of the Medical Council because he or she is a mandated representative of the public. I reiterate that I am not suggesting that any particular individual should be on the Medical Council. When Senator Feeney and I made a proposal during the debate on the Health Bill 2006 last week, the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, explained that the Minister, Deputy Harney, intends to recommend to her Cabinet colleagues that a commission or committee be established to draw up a list of public bodies on which it would be appropriate for members of local authorities and other elected public representatives to sit. I will be satisfied if such a body comes into existence in the near future.