Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 56:

In page 21, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:

“(d) the Minister is satisfied there are no conflict(s) of interest."

What is seldom is wonderful. Amendment No. 56 is not out of order. We have seen with high level bodies such as An Bord Pleanála that conflicts of interest can cause people to bend the rules, potentially break the law and engage in a manner which is damaging to the State and to public confidence in institutions. It is important there are no conflicts of interest among those appointed by the Minister as adjudicators and this amendment is intended to ensure that we eliminate conflicts of interest and highlight them to the maximum extent possible.