Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

The number of three representatives is specifically referred to in the amendment. This is to ensure the representatives of property services providers would not be in the majority. We were responding to the views expressed in this House on Second Stage that under the existing drafting of the Bill, it would be possible for people to be put on the authority to bring about a situation where the majority of the representation would be on the side of the property services providers. For that reason, there is specific reference to the representatives of persons who provide property services in order to limit their number to three.