Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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I move amendment No. 6:

In page 13, after line 48, to insert the following:“(10) On receiving any application under this section the Minister for Justice and Equality shall cause the application to be published on the internet and in such other manner as he or she considers appropriate until a decision is made on the application.”.

We are discussing amendments Nos. 6 and 7 together. Amendment No. 6 states, "On receiving any application under this section the Minister for Justice and Equality shall cause the application to be published on the internet and in such other manner as he or she considers appropriate until a decision is made on the application.”. Amendment No. 7 states, "The Minister for Justice and Equality shall in his or her decision consider any views expressed to him or her by third parties regarding each application.”.
The purpose of these amendments is to address the concerns raised with me that some of the unsavoury and illegal companies may go online or engage in exchange betting markets. These amendments would make it compulsory for the Minister to publish each application online until the application is adjudicated on and would compel the Minister for Justice and Equality to take observations from third parties, which may be the case but is not in the legislation. This will allow for more transparency as to who is applying for the certificate and allows for people to flag to the Minister of the day, issues that he or she may not be aware of.