Liam Twomey (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. b1:

In page 6, line 29, after "Commission" to insert the following:

"and of this group not more than 1 shall be a member of a political party which for the time has members who form part of the government".

There should be all-party membership of the audit committee now that its function has changed. I do not recall whether the Minister of State explained, when he was wrapping up the Second Stage debate, the difference between the statutory and non-statutory nature of the audit committee.