Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)

I move amendment No. 17:

In page 9, after line 35, to insert the following new section:

15.—Section 148 of the Act of 2001 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (a)—

"(a) A manager, following consultation with the Cathaoirleach of the county or city council concerned, or, subject to subsection (3A), in the case of a manager for a county or city in a group of authorities, following consultation with the Cathaoirleach of each of the authorities in the group of authorities concerned, may by order appoint an employee of the authority or authorities concerned to be a deputy manager for the purposes of subsection (2) and may at any time terminate such appointment.",

(b) in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) by substituting "the Cathaoirleach of the county or city council concerned, or in the case of a group of authorities, the Cathaoirleach of such county or city council as the Minister shall direct, may appoint an employee of the local authority or local authorities concerned" for "the relevant Cathaoirleach may appoint an employee of the local authority", and

(c) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3)—

"(3A) Where a deputy manager is appointed for a county or city in a group of authorities, the same person shall be appointed to be the deputy manager for each of the counties or the county and city in the group of authorities concerned.".".

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