Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

These are technical amendments. Amendment No. 17 ties up the wording of the section and refers to the Minister's belief the function performed is vested in him. Amendment No. 18 removes the word "or" from the end of the line, as an additional line is included in the following amendment. Amendment No. 19 excludes from section 22 functions transferred from the Minister for Finance to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform by order under section 6(1) of the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1939.