Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

I move amendment No. 53:

In page 54, line 16, after "offence" to insert the following:

"(being an offence which does or could potentially reflect on the registered medical practitioner's fitness to practice medicine)"

I made a point on Committee Stage regarding types of offences. The category of offences triable on indictment are extremely broad and a complaint could be made in respect of an offence that has nothing to do with a medical practitioner's fitness to practice medicine. Such an offence could, for example, relate to an infringement of planning or traffic laws. The provision appears too loose to ensure that the complaints process will not be availed of in a way that is inappropriate.

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