Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I move amendment No. 16:

In page 14, line 34, after "imposition" to insert the following:

"or within 7 days of a decision of an Appeal Tribunal affirming the sanction so imposed".

This is a net point. I am advised that the provision to petition the Minister is somewhat flawed in that it cannot operate following the exhaustion of the appeals process. My amendment would create a defined gap and an orderly consequence.

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