Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is referred to as the PAS, and when one Googles it one is referred to the Department of the Taoiseach but is not told anything more about it. This is supposed to be a body which is to be given a statutory function in selecting the independent members. I would like some clarity as to who these people are. Who decides who sits on the interview boards? Who decides what happens in the PAS? It is a bit strange that we are giving a huge statutory power to select people and we are not being told who constitutes the body that makes these decisions.