Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 25:

In page 17, to delete lines 7 to 13 and substitute the following:"(i) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

"(a) Subject to paragraph (b), the Investigating Committee shall hold an inquiry into the fitness to teach of a registered teacher in respect of each complaint—

(i) referred to it by the Director under subsection (3)(a), or

(ii) to which subsection (4A)(b) applies.",

and

(ii) in paragraph (b)—

(I) by the substitution of "a complaint" for "an application or appeal", and

(II) by the substitution of "the complaint" for "the application or appeal" in each place it occurs,".

Amendments Nos. 25 and 26 are technical amendments consequent to amendment No. 24. As a result of amendment No. 24, it is necessary to amend section 15(f) and (g) of the Bill to reflect the provision in amendment No. 24 for the investigating committee to hold an inquiry or not where a complaint is referred to the committee on appeal of the director's decision to refuse the complaint. The amendments remove the references to the investigating committee holding an inquiry in respect of an appeal.