Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)

It is an oral amendment to the Bill. It makes it stronger. Deputies Enright and Stanton have also pointed out in amendment No. 95 a typographical error in the Bill, which my amendment No. 94 will correct. A reference to "Appeal Board" should read "Appeals Board".

Amendment No. 96 requires that the appeals board, in making its determination, has regard to the effective delivery of support services in the best interest of the person concerned. The first part of this amendment was referred to earlier in subsection (5), while the second part is already implicit in this provision and the Bill itself. For that reason, the amendment is not necessary. However, overall, we have endeavoured to meet the Deputies' desires to ensure that services be provided while appeals go on and that appeals timescales be shortened but realistic.

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