Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The purpose of these amendments is to ensure appropriate remuneration and expenses are agreed and paid to appointed authorised officers. Of course, it is already the case that authorised officers who are members of an coimisiún staff would be remunerated. These amendments, however, will ensure any other individuals, such as external subject experts, are also appointed under terms and conditions set out by an coimisiún. Those terms and conditions, as is standard for such matters, are subject to the approval of the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.