Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 4a:

In page 4, line 22, after "Oireachtas" to insert the following:

"or of a local authority (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001)".

The purpose of this amendment is to provide explicitly for local authority members to be included in the definition of "public servant" in section 1 of the Bill. While it can be argued that they are covered in the definition as it stands, some doubt is cast by the fact that they are referred to as "members" in the Local Government Act 2001. It is not clear if a member of a local authority holds an office or position. It is prudent, therefore, to specifically include members of local authorities in the definition of "public servant".

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