Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 2:

In page 6, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:“ “railway order” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Act of 2001.”.

The purpose of this group of amendments is to provide an additional layer of protection for railway orders granted to the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA, and to ensure all rights and powers granted under such orders will be available to the new body following the dissolution of the RPA. The purpose of section 6(2) is to provide that all references to the RPA in any enactment or any instrument made under an enactment shall be construed as references to the authority or the National Roads Authority, NRA, or both, when the RPA is dissolved. Deputies will be aware of the role of railway orders and the legal power and certainty they provide. The purpose of this group of amendments is to make specific provision in the Bill for their implementation.