Tom Clonan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

In the context of Senator Mullen's comments, what I heard the Minister say was that the concerns I have raised in proposing this amendment are already dealt with elsewhere. I ask and would press, however, that they be explicitly dealt with in this legislation because this legislation will have a seismic impact on all sorts of areas, from mental health and involuntary detentions to looking after people's assets and funds and the administration of funds. We have an opportunity at this point, and perhaps later on Report Stage, to make sure we get this right as opposed to relying on other understandings as to the nature of who is appointed and the ideal criteria or characteristics. I think we have an opportunity to address the matter here explicitly and to get it right in the actual wording now.