Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 11:

In page 34, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:
“(9) Where a public body has failed to comply with section 42(1) and (2), the Commission shall issue a notice requiring that the public body shall—(a) comply with the duty, and
(b) supply the Commission, within 30 days from receipt of the notice, with a submission detailing progress to be made for the purpose of compliance with section 42(1) and (2).”.

This amendment relates again to public bodies and the positive duty on them. It seeks to insert a compelling rather than an enforcement mechanism to ensure that public bodies comply with sections 42(1) and 42(2) of the Act. It seeks to ensure that public bodies human rights-proof the work they carry out.