Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 14:

In page 12, before section 11, to insert the following:

11.—Within three months of the passing of this Act, the Minister shall lay a Report before the Houses of the Oireachtas detailing the propriety in the operation of the passports for sale schemes in the State.".

The amendment seeks that the Oireachtas would know the number of passports issued for each year of the operation of the passports for sale scheme, whether all the necessary procedures as laid down were adhered to in all instances and, if not, how many passports were issued when the proper procedures were not adhered to and under whose watch such passports were issued. Many Members have stated that passports were given out like snuff at a wake or over a lunch. We should know this information.