Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 19, lines 26 to 40, to delete all words from and including "(a) The Minister" down to and including line 40 and in page 20, to delete lines 1 to 4.

This amendment removes the ministerial veto on the awarding of a nuclear material licence. I do not believe there are checks and balances in the wording proposed in the legislation and the EPA should be empowered to make this informed decision and not the Minister alone.

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