Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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I move amendment No. 1:

In page 9, after line 41, to insert the following:"Establishment and functions of the Office of Radiological Protection
15.(1) The Agency shall establish within its organisational structure an office to be called the Office of Radiological Protection.

(2) Management and direction of the Office of Radiological Protection, within the organisational structure of the Agency, shall be the responsibility of the person who becomes a director of the Agency under section 14(1).
(3) The Agency shall ensure that all functions transferred to the Agency under section 6(1)shall be administered from and carried out by the Office of Radiological Protection.".

In the event of the merger taking place, there should be a stand alone organisational structure within the EPA for the RPII function. It is a separate and distinct function. I noted the Minister of State's comment that this is a fifth office and the other four would not have had a different legislative basis, but they have not been the subject of a merger. My point is that this one is the subject of a merger.
We must retain public trust that the organisation will act independently, and one cannot say that here. There are some roles that will become the function of the Minister rather than-----