James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 37:

In page 79, to delete lines 14 to 18 and substitute the following:

107.—The Freedom of Information Act 1997 is amended—

(a) in the First Schedule—

(i) by substituting "Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann" for "An Bord Altranais", and

(ii) by deleting "The National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery", and

(b) in the Third Schedule—

(i) by inserting "Nurses and Midwives Act 2011" in the second column of Part 1, and

(ii) by inserting "Section 17" in the third column of that Part.".

This amendment corrects an error in the Bill in regard to the Freedom of Information Act. The Schedules of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 are amended. The amendment to the First Schedule allows for the new board name to be included in the list of bodies covered by the Freedom of Information Act and for the National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery to be removed, as this body is dissolved in this legislation and should no longer be included in the list of bodies in relation to the Freedom of Information Act.

The amendment also includes a provision to amend the Third Schedule, to provide that confidential information in section 17 of the Bill can be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act. I ask Deputies to support the amendment.

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