HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES BILL

MARSHALLED LIST OF AMENDMENTS TO BE MOVED AT CONSIDERATION STAGE
ON MONDAY 22 JANUARY 2001

Amendments given up to and including Thursday 18 January 2001

The Bill will be considered in the Following order-
Clauses, Schedules and Long Title

Amendment 1 [Withdrawn by leave]

Clause 21, Page 11, Line 3

leave out subsection (3)

Chair, Statutory Committee of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Amendment 2 [Not Moved]

Clause 22, Page 11, Line 15

leave out '18' and insert '17'

Chair, Statutory Committee of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Amendment 3 [Made]

Clause 44, Page 30, Line 21

at end insert

'(3) Paragraph 16 of that Schedule (general powers of HSS trusts) shall be renumbered as sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph, and

(a) in that sub-paragraph head (d) (general power to employ staff) shall cease to have effect; and

(b) after that sub-paragraph there shall be added

"(2) An HSS trust may employ such staff at it thinks fit.

(3) Subject to any directions given by the Department under paragraph 6, an HSS trust may

(a) pay its staff such remuneration and allowances; and

(b) employ them on such other terms and conditions,

as it thinks fit.".'

Ms Bairbre de Brún, Minister, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Amendment 4 [Made]

Clause 50, Page 35

leave out lines 19 to 31 and insert

'"(1B) Where information is to the effect that any person ("the subject") is likely to constitute a threat to the health or safety of any other person ("the person at risk"), the Commissioner may disclose that information to any person to whom the Commissioner thinks it should be disclosed in the interests of the health or safety of the person at risk.

(1C) If the Commissioner discloses information as permitted by paragraph (1B) he shall

(a) where he knows the identity of the subject, inform the subject

(i) that he has disclosed the information; and

(ii) of the identity of any person to whom he has disclosed it; and

(b) inform the person from whom the information was obtained that he has disclosed it.".'

Ms Bairbre de Brún, Minister, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Amendment 5 [Made]

Clause 54, Page 36, Line 37

after 'trust;' insert

'( ) a Health and Social Services Council:'

Ms Bairbre de Brún, Minister, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Amendment 6 [Made]

Schedule 5, Page 59, Line 34, Column 2

at end insert

'In Schedule 3, paragraph 16(d).'

Ms Bairbre de Brún, Minister, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety