I move that the Committee agree with the Seanad in amendment No. 1:
Section 9: In page 11, subsection 3(a), line 9, after "Board" to insert "or between applicants for authorisations or licences".
The Seanad has made one amendment to the Bill as above. This is an amendment to section 9(3)(a). The section will now read as follows:
It shall be the duty of the Minister and the Commission to carry out their functions and exercise their powers in a manner which–
(a) does not discriminate unfairly between holders of licences authorisations and the Board or between applicants for authorisations or licences.
This amendment was tabled by Senators Costello, Gallagher, Ryan and O'Meara. It pro vides that the Minister and the commission would have to carry out their functions in a manner which does not discriminate unfairly between holders of licences authorisations and the board or between applicants for authorisations or licences.