Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left) | Oireachtas source

That is the logic I would be working on. Deputy Catherine Murphy and I wanted to table this amendment because this is the first opportunity we have had in social welfare legislation to table such an amendment. All it seeks is to delete Irish Water as a nominated body for the acceptance of PPS numbers. I understand that in future legislation the Department of Social Protection will be the conduit. We will certainly table the amendment for Report Stage if the issue is not settled.