Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

I believe the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, who represents my constituency, has appointed the largest number of people to boards over the past 12 months. The Fine Gael Party's spokesman on enterprise, trade and employment, Deputy Varadkar, has exposed issues pertaining to quangos which need to be addressed. At yesterday's meeting of the Joint Committee on Health and Children, an individual spoke about being denied rights when one board was abolished and another created. This week, an OECD report criticised the Government's approach to the issue. The HSE leads the charge on requests for information.

I hope there will be perestroika and that information will be opened up to everybody. Why are we hiding behind a blank canvas when we can have an open pane of glass? By introducing change, the Minister of State will be forever remembered as the one who tore down the Berlin Wall.