Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 8, line 3, to delete “shall be construed in accordance with section 17” and substitute the following: “means holding such meeting or such clarification by means of the telephone or the internet (or other similar method of communication)”.

The amendments in this grouping are technical amendments that clarify the method by which communication to families can take place during open disclosure. For example, amendment No. 1 clarifies how a meeting can take place other than in person. Certain of the amendments remove the phrase "in writing" from several points of the Bill as it is redundant in the drafting. They are minor technical amendments and have no material impact on the provision of the Bill.