Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 30:

In page 10, subsection (1), line 31, after "of" to insert the following:
"any of the following persons in the performance of their functions as".

These are minor drafting amendments.

Section 15 applies the Official Secrets Act to the persons listed in subsection (1) of that section which includes the director of Europol, a member of the management board, etc. The Official Secrets Act will apply to information which comes to the knowledge of that person listed. Amendment No. 13 clarifies that the Act shall so apply in so far as the information is obtained in the performance of their functions. Amendment No. 31 removes the words, "facts or" from subsection (1). The words are not necessary and are adequately covered by the word, "information".