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

I move amendment No. 16:

In page 14, to delete lines 27 to 34 and substitute the following:

"(b) request the Authority to, and if requested the Authority shall—

(i) make grants to road authorities in respect of any or all of their functions under this Act or otherwise in relation to regional and local roads, or

(ii) make payments to any person in relation to regional and local roads,

and

(c) make payments, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to any person in relation to public roads.".

Amendments Nos. 16 and 17 amend section 25 of the Bill, which provides for the amendment of section 82 of the Roads Act 1993. Amendment No. 16, which is of a technical nature, simply clarifies the previous wording of section 25 of the Bill. It divides paragraph (b) of the proposed new section 82 of the Act into two separate subparagraphs (i) and (ii) for the purpose of greater clarity. It also amends paragraph (c) of section 82 to broaden the scope of the provision to reflect current requirements. Amendment No. 17, which is also technical in nature, is consequential on the amendment to section 25 as inserted by amendment No. 16. The reference in section 25(b) should now read 25(b)(i).