Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 10, lines 25 to 29, to delete all words from and including "(1) The" in line 25 down to and including line 29 and substitute the following: "(1) The Minister shall, not later than 2 years after the establishment day, conduct a review of the operation and effectiveness of this Act and shall, not later than 3 months after the end of that period of 2 years, or on the completion of the review, whichever is the earlier, make a report, in writing, to each House of the Oireachtas of the findings of the review and of the conclusions drawn from those findings.".

This is a simple amendment that we believe is practical and we hope the Minister of State will support it. We are seeking is to review the function of the office after two years rather than the three years proposed. We believe that leaves us enough time for any teething problems to be evident. We also believe that by the time the review is completed and coded into legislation, the Bill, as it stands, does not give enough space to the Oireachtas to implement whatever changes need to be made ahead of the election of a mayor in 2029.

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