Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 13:

In page 19, before section 17, to insert the following new section:

"17.—Before any appeal under section 16 shall be allowed, the appellant shall have the right to employ such local appeals process as are open to him or her.".

That section is ambiguous on what a person is entitled to avail of in terms of appealing a decision which he or she believes was unfair. There is no ambiguity on the right of the Minister, barristers and solicitors to apply. What rights has a person to appeal and what can he or she use to enhance his or her case?