Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 2:

In page 3, to delete lines 23 to 32, to delete page 4 and in page 5, to delete lines 1 to 7 and substitute the following:"(b) by substituting the following for the definition of "public service body":

" 'public service body' means, other than for the purposes of Parts 6A and 7A—

(a) the Civil Service,

(b) the Garda Síochána,

(c) a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001,

(d) the Health Service Executive,

(e) an education and training board, and

(f) such other body or bodies as may be prescribed by the Minister by order under section 6 in accordance with that section,

and reference to 'public service' shall be read accordingly;",".

These amendments relate to the structural changes required to facilitate the insertion of the new Part 7 into the principal Act. They will accommodate the new insertion in the Bill, as already circulated. Amendment No. 2 provides for the reinstatement of one definition of "public service body", which will apply to the recruitment and appointments function of the Public Appointments Service, in section 2(1) of the principal Act. The rationale for the amendment is that the original version of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013 sought to introduce two definitions of "public service body" into section 2(1) of the principal Act. The first definition was to apply in respect of the recruitment and appointments function of the Public Appointments Service and the second definition was to apply in respect of redeployment. In the interests of clarity, it is considered that just one definition of "public service body" should appear in section 2(1) of the principal Act and that the definitions applicable to redeployment and sick leave remuneration should appear in their own parts of the Bill - Parts 6A and 7A, respectively.

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