Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 74:

In page 39, lines 18 and 19, to delete “with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,”.

This amendment is similar to previous amendments tabled and removes the need for the authority to get ministerial consent in the exercise of its functions. We consider that the level of independence that the authority should be given is made greater by this amendment and ask the Minister of State to consider accepting it.