Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to speak to amendments Nos. 33 and 34. Government amendment No. 33 adds sections 117 and 118(4) of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 to the Schedule 1, Part 2 functions of the director general. This Act has just recently come into being so the amendment was not possible at an earlier Stage. The functions under section 117 relate to appointing staff and the function under section 118(4) relates to data sharing, both of which are within the functions of the director general.

Government amendment No. 34 is a technical amendment to Schedule 3. It makes a minor edit to the modification of section 174(7)(e) which provides for the mandatory reporting of a breach of ethics by a member of Limerick City and County Council, which is not the príomh chomhairleoir or the mayor. In this circumstance, the ethics register brings the breach to the attention of the príomh chomhairleoir, the mayor of Limerick and the director general. Previously, this paragraph specified a breach of ethics by a member of Limerick City and County Council, excluding the príomh chomhairleoir and due to an error it did not also exclude the mayor.

Section 174(7)(bb) already deals with reporting requirements for breaches by the mayor. I hope that Members will support both amendments.