Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 6, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following:?(5) The post of Director for Mental Health shall be a publicly advertised position, subject to strict criteria.?.

This is a similar thread to the amendment on Committee Stage, which the Minister recalls. The essence of the Bill, which is supported by all Members, is that the Minister will have more hands-on control and the Government will have a more direct input into its workings. The new section 16E(2) as inserted by section 7 of the Bill states: "Subject to subsection (4), a person appointed as Director General shall be recruited in accordance with the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004." We propose to delete the lines "subject to subsection (4)".