John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Deputies for their comments. Amendment No. 90 proposes to give the chief superintendent more discretion in issuing permits.

Amendment No. 91 aims to allow the chief superintendent to refuse a permit where he is of the view that the collection is likely to be undertaken in an inappropriate manner. As regards this amendment, I will bring forward amendments to give the chief superintendent greater discretion in issuing permits where he considers that public order issues might arise. I do not therefore propose to accept Deputy Wall's amendment, although I accept the points made by Deputy Lynch and thank him for making them. I share the concerns expressed. I believe he will see in the subsequent amendments that this issue will be dealt with.

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