Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 2:

In page 11, line 42, after "concerned" to insert "which order shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and shall not take effect unless and until it is approved by a positive resolution of each House".

This is self-explanatory. The amendment is tabled in the interests of accountability and transparency. One of the successes since the foundation of the State has been the independent Civil Service and it is vital that nothing is done to harm it.