Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State, Deputy John Curran. I debated this issue on Second Stage and put forward a good argument with regard to the exclusion rather than the inclusion of any qualified person whether a barrister, a garda, a councillor or a teacher. By right, they should be considered. The Minister of State and I met at the parliamentary party meeting and I communicated the information to my councillors throughout Ireland and received a tremendous response to the idea that the Minister of State was considering this move. Now he has confirmed that he will ensure that councillors will not be——