Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 15:

In page 14, subsection (2)(b), line 27, to delete "the Authority or".

We discussed this amendment previously. I am keen to retain the functions relating to the Garda Síochána. That is why the amendment proposes to delete the phrase "the Authority or" on the basis that if there is a view within the Department - there appears to be - that this is a problem of criminality, the Garda should be aware of it. However, I will not press the amendment because we discussed the matter which must have arisen in the context of an earlier section at some length on the previous occasion. If I recall correctly, the Garda Síochána remains in charge until an order is made to take it out of that area of responsibility. That was the purpose of the amendment.