Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)

These are technical amendments. The term "or permitted" which is being deleted in subsection (1) was included in the original Bill as published to ensure that information could be disclosed in regard to the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995. The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel recently advised the Department that this should be amended to remove the words "or permitted" and insert a new subsection to make explicit reference to the relevant section in the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995. I urge Senators to support the amendments.