Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 3, lines 9 to 11, to delete all words from and including “to” in line 9 down to and including “1997” in line 11 and substitute the following:

“to amend the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 as regards the holding of office of Chairperson or member of the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board”.

I thank the Deputies for their engagement on Committee Stage. This amendment contains a proposal to introduce a minor amendment to the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997. Amendment No. 2 provides for the deletion of section 24(3) of that Act in order to remove an existing requirement that the chair and members of the Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board vacate their membership on reaching 70 years of age. Having regard to the effect of this provision and taking into account the observations of the Department of public expenditure, it is necessary to ensure alignment with the code of practice relating to governance for State bodies and amend section 24(1) of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 in order to provide for the appointment of the Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board by the Government for a fixed period not exceeding five years.

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