Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 7:

In page 21, subsection (1), line 12, to delete "Minister" where it firstly occurs and substitute "Standards in Public Office Commission".

This concerns declarations of interest by commissioners. The Bill provides that the declaration should be made through the Minister and our amendment proposes that they should be made to the Standards in Public Office Commission, which is taking on that role currently and, therefore, taking it out of the political arena. That would be best practice.