Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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I move Amendment No. 14:

In page 41, line 4, to delete “sections 44(2)(b)” and substitute “sections 44(2)(a)(i)”.

Amendment number 14 is a textual amendment relating to section 50 which remedies an incorrect cross reference. Section 50(1) allows the ombudsman to accept complaints that have begun legal proceedings where he or she believes the provider has engaged in such proceedings to frustrate the investigation. Section 44(2)(a)(i) states that a complainant may not make a complaint where the conduct giving rise to the complaint has been the subject of legal proceedings before a court or a tribunal. The correct cross reference within section 50(1) should therefore be section 44(2)(a)(i).