Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Amendments Nos. 72 and 73 are technical amendments to correct references in section 126H(1) of the 2001 Act dealing with the number of members of the National Oversight and Audit Commission, NOAC, and section 126H(6) of the 2001 Act which provides that the members will not input into reports in respect of matters in which may have been involved within their roles in a local authority or regional authority. These and other provisions related to the NOAC are being inserted in the 2001 Act by section 58 of the Bill.

Amendment No. 118 rectifies an omission from the listing of reserved functions to be performed by local authorities by including the reserved power to fix the day or days for the first meetings of the municipal district members within the functional area of the local authority. This new, as Members can see, massive, reserved power is provided for in section 52 of the Bill, which amends Schedule 11 of the Local Government Act 2011 dealing with meetings and procedures of local authorities. The new provisions provide that councils at plenary level shall determine the date of the first meeting of the municipal district members and it is important that this reserved power is listed in Part 3 of Schedule 3 for completeness.

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