Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will speak to the grouping. Amendment No. 66, in my name, is similar in effect to amendment No. 65. An appeals process is generally based on new information. The amendment would allow material relevant to the appeal, such as scientific or engineering evidence, to be submitted. It is interesting. In the social protection system, if a person wishes to appeal a decision, he or she is obliged to submit new information, yet, in the context of the Bill we are talking about massive amounts of money but a person seeking to appeal the process is prevented from bringing forward new material that is relevant to the appeal. I cannot understand why the Government would preclude a person from bringing forward new information. Yesterday, we heard all about science-based evidence. That is what we kept being told. In this case, however, people are being precluded from bringing forward science-based evidence that comes to light.