Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 14:

In page 7, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:

"4.—Section 50 (as amended by item 55 of Part 6 of Schedule 7 to the Health Act 2004) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by inserting "or school age children" after "services",

(b) in subsections (2)(a) and (c) and (3)(a), (b) and (c), by inserting "or school age services" after "services", and

(c) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3):

"(3A) On and after the commencement of section 11 of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2007, regulations may be made under this section to apply to persons falling within section 58(2) (as inserted by such section 11).".".

These are the amendments dealing with the regulations on school age services and they can specify various requirements under amendment No. 14. Amendment No. 15 concerns the duty to notify the HSE if such a service is being carried out. Amendment No. 16 stipulates that the person carrying on a school age service must have reasonable measures to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of school age children. Amendment No. 17 provides that the HSE will visit each school age service from time to time.

Amendment No. 18 provides that where the HSE has received notification of a service, it will be entitled to enter the premises at reasonable times. Amendment No. 19 provides that the HSE may provide school age services and regulations may be made by the Minister. Amendment No. 20 provides for offences.

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