Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 7 added a new section 48 to the Bill, the purpose of which was to restate and update the powers of authorised officers at airports. The powers of authorised officers are set out in several Acts dating from 1973 to 2004. Some of the language in the earlier Acts does not reflect modern usage and the parliamentary draughtsman took the opportunity for this update. The amendment does not grant any additional powers to authorised officers. Insertion of this new section caused the subsequent sections to be renumbered.