Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

If my amendments have been deemed out of order as involving a charge on the Revenue is it the intention to pay members of the authority? The principle is a good one, that people who have been adopted should be represented on the board. It is in line with our thinking about consumers, that the people most affected by a board or authority would have some representation. I ask the Minister of State to take account of this. Unless the idea that this involves a charge concerns expenses for board members I do not believe the amendments should have been ruled out of order and they could have been considered.