Seán Kyne (Fine Gael)
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I welcome the witnesses here this morning. They have talked about the prescribed reasons in head 22. Section 50(1) of the existing Defence Act states simply: "The President may dismiss any officer." That has now been amended to, "An officer may, for any prescribed reason, be dismissed by the President." Is that not actually a strengthening of the process? There are no prescribed reasons in the existing legislation, so is that not actually a strengthening in favour of the members?