Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 20:

In page 20, lines 21 and 22, to delete “are civil servants within the meaning of the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956” and substitute “are civil servants (within the meaning of the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005) in the Civil Service of the State”.

This technical amendment seeks to ensure we properly classify the civil servants who will work with the commission. They will not be civil servants engaged by the Department but rather will work for a statutorily independent organisation. There is a difference between what is described in the Bill, which relates to civil servants as defined by the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956, compared with civil servants as defined by the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005, inclusive, in the Civil Service of the State. The classification is important and this is an effort to clarify that properly in the legislation.