Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 78:

In page 11, after line 29, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 3 of Act of 2012

16. Section 3(1) of the Act of 2012 is amended by —

(a)the substitution of “or vulnerable persons;” for “or vulnerable persons.”, and

(b)the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):

“(d) the employment of, or entering into a contract for services with, a person either by or on behalf of the State Examinations Commission, for the purposes of the performance by the person on a temporary basis of any functions in respect of the conduct and delivery of examinations to which Part VIII of the Education Act 1998 applies.”.”.

This is a minor drafting amendment. The Department of Education and Skills requested this particular wording so as to make it clear that school students who perform minor functions in assisting exam superintendents during examinations do not require Garda vetting. It is a straightforward amendment.

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