Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

Amendments Nos. 2 and 4 are drafting amendments. These amendments were highlighted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel in the course of the legislative process. Amendment No. 2 was a Committee Stage amendment introduced to improve the readability of the new section 23(1)(c) of the Education Act. It removes a comma from after the word "school" in the third line and replaces it after the word "responsible" in the first line. This is a straightforward drafting amendment and there is no substantive change to the provision. The requirement in section 30 to be registered applies to people employed as teachers in recognised schools rather than in any other education or training settings. In this context, there are references throughout the Bill to a "registered teacher" in a "registered school".

Amendment No. 4, introduced on Report Stage, simply includes identical wording to ensure consistency through the Bill's provisions.