Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 3, to delete line 5 and substitute the following: “An Act to amend the Health Act 1970, the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995; the Pharmacy Act 2007; the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 and the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023; and to”.

The amendment concerns the addition of the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 to the Long Title. The Department is now moving towards commencement of the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 and as part of this process, the Department became aware of two minor technical issues which it believes need to be amended in the legislation prior to commencement. These two amendments are purely technical and serve to restore wording to the Act that was omitted in the final drafting process. The Long Title is amended in the first instance to reflect its inclusion in the Bill.

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