Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I move amendment No. 57:

In page 14, before section 23, to insert the following new section:

27.—The Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1954 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) of section 5 (amended by section 4 of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1958), by the insertion of "and with the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform" after "on the recommendation of the Minister",

(b) in subsection (1) of section 8, by—

(i) the substitution of "The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such conditions as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform may think fit" for "The Minister for Finance may, subject to such conditions as he may think fit", and

(ii) the substitution of "the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform will take up and the Minister for Finance will pay" for "he will take up and pay", and

(c) in subsection (2) of section 8, by the substitution of "the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform" for "him".".

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