Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Sinn Féin has certain reservations about the Bill. A number of amendments need to be brought forward on Report Stage to replace the advisory role given to the authority, where the Minister and the Government retain control, with provisions that take the power from the Minister and the Government and give it to the authority to use directly. A number of amendments are required, which would replace the words "upon agreement of the Minister/Government" with "authority". Specifically on Part 2, the Minister should not have the final say on what constitutes a security service and what constitutes a policing service. As one of the parties with control over one of the two services, to allow the Minister to have the final say on the difference between security and policing constitutes a conflict of interest, so we reserve the right to bring forward an amendment in this regard on Report Stage.