Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Seanad amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are technical drafting amendments. Under the affordable childcare scheme, personal public service, PPS numbers will be provided as part of applications for financial support. PPS numbers are referred to in sections 7 and 9 of the Bill. However, section 7 includes a specific reference to the definition of a PPS number in the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005, while section 9 does not. The amendments address this minor inconsistency and ensure there is a single, clear definition of a PPS number which applies throughout the Bill.

Seanad amendment No. 1 inserts a definition into section 1, which sets out the interpretation of terms used throughout the Bill. This definition ties the term "personal public service number" to its use in the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005. Seanad amendments Nos. 2 and 3 are consequential on Seanad amendment No. 1 and delete definitions of "personal public service number" that appear in section 7 of the Bill.

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