Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 9:

In page 6, line 39, after “holder” to insert “or any person acting under the direction of the licence holder”.

Section 9 provides an exemption for licence holders from a liability in respect of the provision of an injection centre and for any assistance, advice or care provided to an authorised user. This will include any servants or agents of the licence holder. However, in order to adopt a belt-and-braces approach to ensure that a civil action could not be taken against a member of staff acting in a professional capacity, the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel has offered this short clarifying amendment.

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