Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 12, line 23, to delete "section 24 and sections" and substitute "sections 24, 32 and".

This is a technical amendment designed to catch all references to the word "subsidiary" in the amended Bill. It arises because of the inclusion of a reference to "any subsidiary" in amendment No. 59. The latter arose on foot of an amendment tabled by Deputy O'Dowd on Committee Stage, the intent of which I agreed with, and it provides that the authority's annual report will be used to report on the continuing justification for its subsidiaries, if there are any. The annual report forms part of the existing formal reporting structure to the Minister and it is also a public document. All organisations should, in any event, review their operations on a regular basis, including in the context of the continued need for any subsidiaries. The amendment will ensure that the authority will do just that.

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