Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is a good point. In any event, it seems the Minister is with me on that point and he hopes to persuade the Dáil that it is mistaken in that provision.

The second amendment tabled by Senators Boyhan, Craughwell and I, states that no provision of this Act affects in any way "the function and the duty", which is the important point. It is not simply an entitlement of the Government to appoint people it considers good-----