Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am informed that the word "judgment" can be spelled either way and that in legal terms it is generally spelled with the "e" . That is the information I have been given. I think the Senator disagrees. In my view this is an unnecessary amendment as it would not be possible for the Minister to give a direction that is not consistent with the agency's function. The agency can only act within the parameters set out in section 8. It is also inconceivable that the Minister of the day would issue a direction that goes against the best interest principle.