Shane McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 18, line 31, to delete "has" and substitute "may have taken place".

This is a minor amendment to improve the grammatical consistency in the section on welfare notices. Section 21 lists five general situations in which a welfare officer may issue a welfare notice. The section commences with "Where a welfare office is of the opinion that". Section 21(d) contains the fourth of these situations and currently reads "a contravention of this Act or regulations under this Act, has or may be taking place, or". It will be amended to remove the word "has" and replace it with "may have taken place" so it will read, " a contravention of this Act or regulations under this Act, may have taken place or may be taking place, or". This ensures grammatical consistency in how the Bill talks about the past and present tenses.

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