Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Fianna Fáil supports this instruction to committee motion. In effect what the House is deciding is to enable the Minister to introduce the amendments which will be considered in the normal way on Committee Stage of the Bill.

I thank the Department for providing some background notes in advance so that we are aware of the substantive nature of the amendments, in particular the first amendment relating to the International Finance Corporation, which the Minister of State has addressed in his remarks. The second amendment will enable the operation of the freedom of information, FOI, legislation in the context of a particular decision. The third amendment changes the Short Title and Long Title of the Bill.

We will engage in respect of the details of these amendments along with any other amendments introduced on Committee Stage, which is to be taken on 4 December.

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