Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2023-07-12
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Helen McEntee (FG), Meath East

I move amendment No. 61:
In page 232, to delete line 19 and substitute the following:
“ “Office of the Police Ombudsman
An Oifig Náisiúnta um Shábháilteacht Pobail
Independent Examiner of Security Legislation
An tÚdarás Póilíneachta agus Sábháilteachta Pobail”.”.
Following engagement between my Department and the National Archives of Ireland, it is proposed that all existing bodies under the aegis of the Department, including all new bodies being established by this Bill, should be explicitly listed as being bound by the National Archives Act 1986. The proposed amendment extends the National Archives Act to include all of the new bodies set up under the Bill. In line with amendments in grouping No. 1, the names of the bodies are provided for in the Irish language, with the exception of the office of the police ombudsman because, as I have mentioned previously, the name of this body is still subject to consideration more generally. I will return to this matter when the Bill returns to the Seanad.

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