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State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: 5 o’clock I move amendment No. 24:In page 42, line 16, to delete “An” and substitute “the”.This is a technical amendment replacing "An Garda Síochána" with "the Garda Síochána".

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 25:In page 47, line 6, to delete “to insert” and substitute “by inserting”.This is a minor technical amendment substituting the words "to insert" with "by inserting".

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 26:In page 50, to delete line 1.These are both technical amendments and are related. The word "and", which links paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 55, is in the wrong place and should be between paragraphs (c) and (d). The two amendments delete the word "and" after paragraph (b) and insert it in its correct position after paragraph (c). Amendment No. 26 deletes the...

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 27:In page 50, between lines 13 and 14 to insert “and”.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I do not have much to add. I reiterate that this section applies to all of the airports, not just to Shannon. What we are doing here is updating and restating the existing powers of authorised officers at the airports. The powers of officers are set out in several different Acts dating from 1973 to 2004. Some of the language used in those earlier Acts does not reflect modern usage and...

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I will not accept these amendments, on the basis that there are already sufficient powers in existing legislation. While I appreciate the intent of the Deputies in wishing to restate the powers of authorised officers to search aircraft and conduct interviews, there has not been sufficient time to discuss them with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Justice and...

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Can you explain that to me?

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: If it is in order, I have no objection to it.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 5:In page 30, line 23, to delete “that” and substitute “the IAS”.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 6:In page 30, lines 23 and 24, to delete “he or she had left service” and substitute “his or her service had terminated”.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 7:In page 30, line 24, to delete “pension” and substitute “benefit”.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 8:In page 31, lines 8 and 9, to delete “they had left service” and substitute “his or her service had terminated”.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 9:In page 31, line 10, to delete “pension” and substitute “benefit”.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 10:In page 31, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following:“(2)Where the trustees of the IAS scheme, acting honestly and reasonably, exercise the powers conferred on them under subsection (1)(a), they and the IAS scheme shall be discharged from any obligation to provide benefits attributable to service in the IAS scheme on and after the date of cessation of...

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 11:In page 31, line 22, to delete “(2) Where” and substitute “(3) Where”.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 12:In page 31, line 29, to delete “(3) In” and substitute “(4) In”.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 13:In page 31, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“(5)Where the trustees of the IAS scheme exercise the powers conferred on them under subsection (1)(a), the revaluation of preserved benefits under the IAS scheme in accordance with section 33 of the Pensions Act 1990 shall cease and thereafter no further revaluation of IAS scheme benefits shall...

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 14:In page 31, to delete lines 31 and 32 and substitute the following:“(6)Subsections (1) and (5) come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either on the same day or, with reference to a particular subsection, on different days.”.”.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I will add just a little to what has been said. On a number of occasions Deputy Dessie Ellis raised a question about a particular constituent, but it is impossible for me to comment on an individual case without knowing all the details. I am not in a position to do so. From what I have seen of the proposals put together over time, whether by the expert panel, the Labour Court or the...

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Amendment No. 4, from Deputy Clare Daly, is new and I will not accept it. The amendment seeks to delete section 34 from the Bill and substitute it with a new section under which the airport authorities could establish new pension schemes only if they replicated the benefits under the existing IASS. We have been over this ground a number of times. If the amendment were to prove acceptable...