Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 55:

In page 27, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “Provision supplementary to sections 36, 37 and 38

34.(1) The Chief Deciding Officer shall, where he or she receives an application to which section 36or 37(2)applies or a notification under section 38(2), satisfy himself or herself that the person concerned is authorised under section 36, 37(2)or 38(1), as the case may be, to make or proceed with the application concerned.

(2) The Chief Deciding Officer may request a person referred to in subsection (1)to provide, within such reasonable period as the Chief Deciding Officer may specify, such contact details, personal data, information or documents as the Chief Deciding Officer may reasonably require for the purposes of that subsection.

(3) Where the Chief Deciding Officer is satisfied that a person referred to in subsection (1)is authorised under section 36, 37(2)or 38(1), as the case may be, to make or proceed with the application concerned—

(a) the Chief Deciding Officer shall provide the person with confirmation of that fact,

(b) the person shall provide the Chief Deciding Officer with such contact details, personal data and information relating to the person (being contact details, personal data and information that are necessary for the performance by the Chief Deciding Officer of his or her functions under this Act) as the Chief Deciding Officer may specify for the purposes of this section, and

(c) for the purposes of this Act—

(i) any person performing a function under this Act shall be entitled to deal with the person as if the person were the applicant, and

(ii) the powers of an applicant under this Act shall be exercisable, and the duties of an applicant under this Act shall be carried out, on behalf of the applicant, by the person.”.

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