Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is anticipated that the proposed change could be unnecessarily limiting. The agency may wish to co-operate with another body on outreach work or community engagement, which is enabled under the current provision in the Bill but which is not covered by the text of the proposed amendment. The provision is already limited to the proper performance of the objects and functions of the agency. The agency can only operate with the performance of the objects and functions. The sense of the proposed amendment of ensuring that co-operation is aligned with policy and strategy intentions, and the remit of the agency, I believe, is already captured within that existing provision.