Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

The amendment inserts a new section 4 in Part 1 of the Bill, which arises from concerns expressed on Committee Stage in this House about resources to implement the Bill. It makes clear that any expenses of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in preparing and promulgating codes of practice under Part 3 of the Bill and generally operating the Bill and of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government under section 4(7) in administering this Bill when enacted will be funded by the Exchequer. Such a provision is a standard provision in legislation that extends the powers and functions of Ministers and has arisen out of the Committee Stage debate.