Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Amendments Nos. 21 and 22 are not accepted as the Government has decided to end the outdated closed system of nominating bodies deciding who to put forward for board appointments and is instead putting in place an open competitive process by which any member of the public can apply to become a member of the board of An Bord Pleanála. Section 6 refers to knowledge of community and social affairs and planning and it outlines the skills and satisfactory experience, which would include experience of ethnic diversity and social inclusion issues the Senator spoke about.