Noel Treacy (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 21, line 28, to delete "filed" and substitute "lodged".

On Committee Stage, the Minister of State promised to consider amendments equivalent to the current amendments Nos. 4 and 5. Following the advice of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, amendments Nos. 3 and 5 now address the points raised and amendment No. 8 is, therefore, a consequential amendment. I do not intend to accept amendment No. 6 as I am advised that the current formulation in the Bill is satisfactory. It would be noted in particular that this already contains a requirement that the appeal must be lodged within five days. On amendment No. 7, we would prefer to keep the two-day timeline where it appears and, therefore, I do not intend to accept that amendment. I trust this puts the matter in context for the House.

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