Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 6:

In page 11, lines 30 to 32, to delete all words from and including ", the" in line 30 down to and including "parties" in line 32.

On Committee Stage an amendment tabled by Deputies Ó Cathasaigh and Duffy was accepted to amend section 10 of the Bill and to make explicit reference to including the names of natural persons in the list of information that must be submitted to the Minister as part of the notification process. Following consideration by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, and after discussion with Deputies Ó Cathasaigh and Duffy, it is my belief the original text as published is sufficient to achieve the policy objective. Consequently the accepted amendment was unnecessary. The Department has confirmed that the wording of section 10 already provides sufficient detail on what is required to allow a comprehensive screening review to be undertaken. When conducting a screening officials will not solely rely on the information provided via notification to inform the screening process. Alternative sources of intelligence are being developed to allow all information submitted as part of the notification process to be checked and verified. I thank both Deputies and their staff for their input on this issue.

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