Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

The provision "or subject to order" is needed here so that in five or six years a Minister does not have to come back to the House to change the aggregate amount, which may then be out of date. If it is possible on Report Stage the Minister of State should consider allowing the Minister to raise the amount as conditions change, subject to ministerial order or decision within the Department. Many Bills are tied down too much when it comes to amounts and Ministers must change them through legislation. This is a simple mechanism which would allow the Minister to lay down conditions or to be consulted if it were necessary to raise the amount.