Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 50:

In page 44, subsection (4), to delete lines 15 to 17 and substitute the following:"(4) The Agency may make arrangements, decided by an independent panel established by the Agency in accordance with specified criteria, including the imposition of requirements on a voluntary body, as it considers appropriate to monitor--".

This amendment is about ensuring an element of transparency in how contracts are awarded to voluntary bodies. The amendment would ensure openness and transparency. The voluntary sector plays a pivotal role in this area and it is only right and proper there is transparency in how Government funding is awarded to these bodies. The amendment would do just this.