Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 75:

In page 56, line 40, to delete “approved as a reserved function” and substitute “(being a policy approved as a reserved function)”.

This is a technical amendment, which clarifies the intention that the chief executive must advise the elected council, when requested or on his or her own initiative if this is appropriate, to review any policy or its implementation. As drafted, it could be open to interpretation that the implementation of a policy is a reserved function, which clearly it is not. Nevertheless, the elected members have an oversight role regarding implementation and this is not affected by the amendment.