John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 10:

In page 12, paragraph (a), between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:

"(3) (a) The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment shall, for the purposes of making recommendations to the Minister under this section and making recommendation in respect of any casual vacancies or other vacancies as they arise on An Foras, may establish a panel, for such duration, and consisting of such number of persons as the Joint Oireachtas Committee thinks proper.

(b) Persons placed on a panel established under paragraph (a) shall have experience of or have shown capacity in one or more of the following areas shall be chosen with a view to representing the public interest—

(i) the functions of An Foras, or

(ii) finance, trade, commerce, corporate governance or public administration.

(c) The Joint Oireachtas Committee shall, insofar as is practicable, endeavour to ensure that among the persons placed on a panel under paragraph (a) there is an equal balance between men and women.

(d) The Joint Oireachtas Committee shall have sole responsibility for the selection and placing of candidates on a panel established under paragraph (a).".