Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 11, to delete lines 10 to 12 and substitute the following:

"(v) the Irish Aviation Authority, and

(vi) such other persons as may be prescribed by order by the Minister.".

There was some debate on Committee Stage about the bodies that should be specified for the purposes of the various safety framework consultation processes that are required under this Bill. In order to ensure it will always be possible to consult the appropriate bodies, I am proposing to provide by means of these amendments that the Minister may, by order, add an additional body he considers appropriate to the list of specified bodies to be consulted for the purposes of the designation of petroleum activities, the safety framework itself and the safety case guidelines. This amendment has been proposed in deference to the discussions that occurred on Committee Stage.

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