Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I move amendment No. 20:

In page 25, line 26, after "Minister" to insert the following:

", following consultation and approval by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children".

It is almost like Ballinspittle; I feel something has moved here. With reference to amendment No. 20, the Minister did not comment on the proposal in the amendment regarding the possibility of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children having a role in the approval and determination of five lay people who would serve on the council. Is the Minister prepared to accede to this proposal in respect of that committee?

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