Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Committee Stage

5:00 pm

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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I move amendment No. 66:

In page 12, to delete lines 29 to 35 and substitute the following:"(b) by substituting the following for subsection (2):
"(2) The Authority may, if they consider it necessary or appropriate to do so, appoint a person to—
(a) hold an inquiry into any matter giving rise to a notification under subsection (1), and

(b) report to the Authority on the findings of the inquiry.".
(c) by substituting the following for subsection (6):
"(6) If an inquiry is held, the Authority shall—
(a) consider the report on the findings of the inquiry,

(b) inform the Minister of the findings of the inquiry

(c) make a copy of the report available to the person whose removal from office is the subject of the report, and

(d) give that person an opportunity to make representations relating to the report.",
and".