Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The amendment proposes that the Minister would appoint the members of a committee in consultation with the appropriate Oireachtas committee. I await the Minister of State's reply as to whether the amendment is accepted or we go with Deputy Howlin. It is offered in the spirit that the Oireachtas should not get into the kind of trouble that happened recently. I have no indication that the Minister of State needs this amendment or has any track record like the recent unhappy events. Will we have a new way of appointing people to committees and posts? I offer my amendment in the spirit of how matters work on the committee set up by the previous Minister, Deputy Varadkar, and currently operated by the new Minister, Deputy Paschal Donohoe.