Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In fairness to the Taoiseach, he has appointed people who are independent of politics and have made a fantastic contribution to this House. Let us give credit where credit is due. Mr. McNulty would have qualified for the Cultural and Educational Panel with or without the appointment to the board, and that is now quite clear. This is a technical issue. I recently heard of someone who wished to run on the Agricultural Panel but did not qualify, and bought a greyhound when then qualified the person to run on the Agricultural Panel.