Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I do not accept amendment No. 14. There is a need to balance the power of the commission to regulate with the rights of the person being regulated. The Bill, as drafted, strikes that balance. There is certainty as to what is expected of the service provider once it is licensed to provide a service. The proposed amendment would remove that certainty. If the commission wishes to add additional conditions to a licence, it may do so under regulations made by it under section 5.

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