Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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My view is that the only people the Minister should be able to authorise in his stead would be officials of the Department, and not anyone outside the Department. My understanding is that the Minister can appoint as authorised officers people involved in animal welfare, for example, who are not employees of the Department.