Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry about the Senator's sensitivities over the spelling of his name. I know that is important to him. It was a misprint, which can happen from time to time. The name is spelt correctly at the top of the document before me. Elsewhere in the document there are references to the Senator as "Boylan", but it is not an insult or a matter of great importance.

I am well aware of the difficulties attached to this. Some of the questions raised by Senator Boyhan are already well catered for in the public arena. On the question of board vacancies, it was made absolutely clear by my predecessor that he had no intention of appointing any new members to the board while this transfer was ongoing. Senator Boyhan would know that if he had done the slightest bit of research. I have no intention of appointing any new members to the board while that is going on either. There has to be a quorum. That is important and I may have to make appointments to fulfil that requirement, but otherwise I am not going to appoint members to the board while it is a state of transition. This is the same position as my predecessor.

The Senator referred to the cruise terminal. I am not going to interfere in any way with the planning process.