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

I move amendment No. 2:

In page 17, line 16, to delete “body” and substitute “group”.

Amendment No. 2 is a technical amendment to amend the Long Title to refer to an grúpa stiúrtha náisiúnta um shábháilteacht pobail or the national community safety steering group as a group rather than a body which is the term used in the legislation.

Amendment No. 6 is a technical amendment to amend the Long Title to correct an incorrect capitalisation of “oifig” in oifig an Scrúdaitheora Neamhspleách um Reachtaíocht Slándála.

Amendment No. 14 relates to section 16. Section 16(3) currently lists a number of matters in which persons recommend for appointment as members of the new Garda board is required to have sufficient expertise and experience. These are: the functions of An Garda Síochána; organisational governance, management or public administration; and financial matters. The current wording could be construed as meaning that a person cannot be recommended for appointment unless they have expertise in all these matters. That is not the intention. The proposed amendment replaces the word “with” with the term “with one or more of” which addresses this issue.

Amendment No. 35 is a technical in nature. Its purpose is to amend an incorrect reference to the authority in lowercase.

Amendment No. 44 relates to section 194 which requires the Police Ombudsman to determine the admissibility of complaints received directly by the Police Ombudsman or referred by An Garda Síochána. The amendment is to subsection (7), which confirms that complaints regarding members of Garda personnel who are no longer members, who have retired or who have resigned from An Garda Síochána are not automatically inadmissible. The definition of members of Garda personnel captures both sworn members and members of Garda staff. This amendment replaces the current reference to “a member” with “such a member” clarifying that the member referred to is a member of Garda personnel and not a reference to an actual member of An Garda Síochána which does not include members of Garda staff.

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