18. (1) The Regulator shall, with the consent of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, appoint such and so many persons to be members of the staff of the Regulator as it may from time to time determine.

(2) The terms and conditions of service of a member of the staff of the Regulator shall be such as may be determined from time to time by the Regulator with the consent of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

(3) There shall be paid by the Regulator to the members of its staff such remuneration and allowances as, from time to time, the Regulator, with the consent of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, determines.