The Dáil went into Committee to consider amendments from the Seanad.
Seanad amendment No. 1:
Section 3: In page 6, lines 31 and 32, to delete “Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform” and substitute “Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation”.
Seanad amendment agreed to.
Seanad amendment No. 2:
Section 6: In page 9, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:
“(5) (a) The Minister shall review the criteria determined under subsection (3) on a regular basis and may amend the criteria following any such review.
(b) The first review under paragraph (a) shall be carried out not later than 3 years from the date on which the criteria under subsection (3) are first published, and, in the case of each subsequent review, not later than 3 years from the date of the previous review.
(c) The Minister, on being satisfied that no application has been made under subsection (1) for a period of not less than three years, may, by order, appoint a day on which this subsection shall cease to have effect.”.
Question put: "That Seanad amendment No. 2 be agreed to."
The Committee divided: Tá, 85; Níl, 64; Staon, 0.
Tellers: Tá, Deputies Mary Butler and Emer Currie; Níl, Deputies Darren O'Rourke and Aengus Ó Snodaigh.
Question declared carried.
Seanad amendments reported.
Agreement to the Seanad amendments is reported to the House. A message will now be sent to Seanad Éireann acquainting it accordingly.