Terry Brennan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I mentioned this on the previous occasion. There are examples of locally-elected public representatives with vast experience of working and living around ports and dealing with customs clearance. Many of them would have more expertise than the chief executives who would appoint the members to a board. We are losing quite a number of councillors with vast experience. Some of these individuals worked all their lives for companies operating out of ports. It is wrong to exclude them and where there is expertise, these councillors should be considered to be members of a board. I ask the Minister to reconsider.