Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

I mentioned on Committee Stage that I was sympathetic to amendment No. 124, which had been tabled by the Labour Party. The amendment was similar to the amendment I have just moved, which has been agreed by the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel. The net effect of amendment No. 31 will be the same as the net effect of the original Labour Party amendment would have been if it had been accepted. Any report prepared under section 109(2)(b) will, where appropriate, "contain recommendations for any action that the Inspectorate considers necessary".