Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 34:

In page 15, line 23, after "Minister" to insert the following:

"and arrange for a copy of the plan to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas".

This amendment has been proposed on foot of last week's Committee Stage discussion on amendments tabled by Deputies Durkan and Broughan. I agreed at the time to give further consideration to their proposal. It is now proposed to lay ComReg's annual action plan before the Houses of the Oireachtas for information purposes, as well as presenting it to the Minister and making it available to the public. As an independent body, ComReg is responsible for its day-to-day operations. I hope this proposal honours the spirit and principle of the amendments tabled and the arguments made on Committee Stage.

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