Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Section 19 contains standard provision for grounds for disqualification of a member of the commission. I have tabled a technical amendment to this provision to include the IHREC nominee. Having regard to the fact that amendment No. 60 is consequential on the reconfiguration of the legal and lay membership of the commission, as with any amendment consequential on amendment No. 14, I will not support it.

I refer to my own amendment No. 63.This is a former Report Stage amendment No. 64 which was not moved for procedural reasons. What I am doing is extending the provisions of section 20 concerning the removal of membetrs to include the IHREC nominee as it already applies to lay members and the legal profession members. As I could not move the amendment in the other House I hope to move it here. The acceptance of the amendment is critical. All we are doing is providing for the application of the provisions.

Amendment No. 64 in the name of Senator Bacik is read in conjunction with amendment No. 14 and deal with the composition of the commission. Section 20 is a standard provision. As I do not agree with the substantive amendment, I am not obviously going to agree with any consequential amendments.