Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

This group deals with CIE and RPA matters and amends their parent Acts. The first two amendments, amendments Nos. 54 and 55, relate to the requirement that CIE obtain the consent of the Minister for the disposal of property. They provide for setting by order the minimum threshold above which consent must be sought. The terms of the directorate of the RPA were changed to make it clear that members would serve up to a maximum of ten years in total over two terms of appointment, which is the normal practice for the boards of State bodies.

A requirement that the directorate of the Railway Procurement Agency make declarations of their interests was repealed because it had been overtaken by the Ethics Acts, which set the standards for declaration of interests to which all directors on all State bodies must comply, including the directors of the RPA. This issue was discussed in the House previously.