Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 86:

In page 251, after line 12, to insert the following: “Amendment of Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 2022

293.The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 2022 is amended—

(a) in section 2—

(i) in the definition of “Garda Commissioner”, by the substitution of—

(I) “section 26of the Act of 2023” for “section 9 of the Act of 2005”, and

(II) “pursuant to section 28of that Act” for “pursuant to an authorisation under section 32 of that Act”,

(ii) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “member”:

“ ‘member’ means—

(a) a member of An Garda Síochána within the meaning of the Act of 2023, and

(b) a trainee within the meaning of the Act of 2023;”, and

(iii) by the insertion of the following definitions:

“ ‘Act of 2023’ means the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2023;

‘member of garda staff’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2023;”,

(b) in section 12, by the substitution of “garda staff” for “the civilian staff of the Garda Síochána” in both places where it occurs, and

(c) in section 34—

(i) by the substitution of “section 39of the Act of 2023” for “section 31 of the Act of 2005” in both places where it occurs,

(ii) without prejudice to paragraph (i), in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Act of 2023” for “Act of 2005” in both places where it occurs, and

(iii) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “garda staff” for “the civilian staff of the Garda Síochána”.”.

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