Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 45:

In page 27, lines 31 and 32, to delete all words from and including “The” in line 31, down to and including line 32.

Following some helpful discussion on the role of ComReg in the Committee Stage debate, I have introduced amendment No. 46 in order to allow ComReg to monitor a provider's compliance with high-risk vendor measures. ComReg may, if required, serve a direction on the provider seeking further information or requiring it to submit to a security audit. These directions are applicable immediately on service, or in other cases, at the expiration of a period allowed for to make representations. Failure to comply with a direction from ComReg under this section is an offence.

In respect of amendment No. 47, on Committee Stage there was a request from the Chair that there should be a provision for a review of this part of the Bill after two years and I said I would consider bringing forward an amendment on Report Stage. I am introducing this amendment, as requested on Committee Stage, to allow a review of the operation of Part 3 of the Bill on high-risk vendors which will commence two years after the enactment of the Bill. The report will be made to both Houses of the Oireachtas within a year after the beginning of the review and will set out its findings and conclusions.

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