Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 38:

In page 8, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:“(9) (a) The Minister shall, not less than once before—

(i) the 7th anniversary of the date of commencement of this section, and

(ii) the expiration of each successive period of 5 years following that 7th anniversary,

by notice in writing appoint a person to carry out a review of the performance by the competent authority of its functions as the competent authority.

(b) A person appointed under paragraph (a) shall, as soon as is practicable after he or she has carried out the review referred to in that paragraph, prepare and submit to the Minister a report in writing on the results of the review.

(c) The competent authority shall, as soon as is practicable after the expiration of a local financial year of the competent authority (including, if applicable, the expiration of part of such year in the case of the first report prepared and published pursuant to this paragraph) but, in any case, not later than 3 months after such expiration, prepare, and publish on its website, a report—

(i) in relation to the performance of its functions during such year, and

(ii) setting out the competent authority’s work programme for the performance of its functions in the competent authority’s current local financial year.”.

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