Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I move amendment No. 69:

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

39.—Section 14 of the Wildlife Act 1976 is amended by the substitution of "the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform" for "both the Minister for Finance and the Minister for the Public Service" in each place that it occurs.".

These amendments relate to references to the requirement for the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Finance. We are taking an opportunity to tidy up the language, which was somewhat convoluted. The amendments reference the Wildlife Act 1976, the Housing Finance Agency Act 1981, the Kilkenny Design Workshops Limited Act 1982 and the Transport (Re-Organisation of Córas Iompair Éireann) Act 1986.

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