Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 117:

In page 37, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following:"(6) Section 20 of the Act of 2006 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (5):

"(5A) The Minister may, on application made to him or her, waive the prescribed fee.".".

The purpose of this amendment is to provide for hardship cases where applicants are seeking to renew permits but cannot afford the fee. This proposal empowers the Minister to waive the prescribed fee in such circumstances. The Minister of State might be better disposed towards this proposal than any of my other amendments.