Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 17, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:"(3) The Commissioner shall exercise the function provided for at subsection (1) within 2 months of the making by the revision manager of the decision referred to at subsections (1)(a) or (1)(b).

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2) the revision manager shall comply with the Commissioner’s direction referred to at subsection (1) within 2 months of the making of the direction by the Commissioner.".".

We are travelling through similar ground that we travelled on Committee Stage and we are moving a little faster on this occasion, as we had extensive discussion on these issues in committee. Currently, there is no provision in the Bill to provide for time limits within which the commissioner must exercise powers under section 29A. To ensure the proper functioning of this section, I have proposed a time limit. With regard to the second half of the amendment, there is again no provision for a time limit within which the revision manager must comply with the commissioner's directive made under section 29A. To ensure the proper functioning of the legislation, we should have a second time limit included in the legislation.

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