Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Commissioner decides who he or she consults with and that is to allow him or her to consult with whosoever he or she deems fit. The Commissioner must bring the plan to the board. The board is a new structure with one chair and eight ordinary members. We already discussed the make-up and how that board will be appointed. The plan is a three-year plan so that we allow for various different elements to work, be developed and embed in communities depending on what it is. The Commissioner is responsible to the board, the Minister, the authority and the Oireachtas committee, which is composed of Senators and Deputies who can raise any issue they wish.