Seanad debates
Wednesday, 18 February 2004
Civil Registration Bill 2003: Committee Stage.
3:00 pm
Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)
I support this amendment. The body should be established on a statutory basis because advisory bodies can be ignored and statutory authorities lead to greater accountability. People may feel an advisory body exists for consultation alone and that there is no obligation to take the advice it offers. The Minister should consider establishing a statutory body to deal with the matter.
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