Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2024-10-16
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Darragh O'Brien (FF), Dublin Fingal

I wish to be helpful. The priority is to ensure that the advisory committees give a voice to as broad a spectrum of opinion as possible. This is open to any Minister at a given time. If it were to come to pass that none of the designated institutions did this or it appeared that one part of the community was excluded, although I do not envisage that happening, both Ministers have two nominations each, so it can be rebalanced if that were required. However, I am confident that the provisions as proposed will allow for an unrestricted nomination process that will genuinely give rise to a variation of representation in the membership of the committee.

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Sitting date: 2024-10-16