Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | |||||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd November, 2023. | |||||
I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7 (2) of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) (as adapted by the Public Expenditure and Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2023 ( S.I. No. 19 of 2023 )), hereby order as follows: | |||||
1. This Order may be cited as the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2023. | |||||
2. The Schedule to the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 367 of 2020 ) is amended – | |||||
(a) by the substitution of the following for reference number 4: | |||||
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(b) by the substitution of the following for reference number 11: | |||||
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(c) in column (3) opposite reference number 13 by the substitution of “All matters falling within the remit of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission relating to – | |||||
(a) the enforcement of consumer protection law, | |||||
(b) competition law, | |||||
(c) breaches of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 20221 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act), and | |||||
(d) the review of mergers or acquisitions notified to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.” | |||||
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“All matters falling within the remit of the Commission relating to the enforcement of consumer protection law, competition law and the review of mergers or acquisitions notified to the Commission.”, | |||||
(d) by the substitution of the following for reference number 16: | |||||
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(e) in column (3) opposite reference number 28 by the substitution of | |||||
“(a) All matters relating to the planning and development of higher education and research in the State. | |||||
(b) All matters relating to funding for designated institutions of higher education within the meaning of section 53 (1)(a) of the Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (No. 31 of 2022).” | |||||
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“(a) All matters relating to the planning and development of higher education and research in the State. | |||||
(b) All matters relating to funding for universities and certain institutions of higher education designated under the Higher Education Authority Act 1971 (No. 22 of 1971).”, | |||||
(f) by the deletion of reference number 40, | |||||
(g) by the substitution of the following for reference number 48: | |||||
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(h) by the deletion of reference number 58, | |||||
(i) by the deletion of reference number 60, | |||||
(j) in column (2) opposite reference number 69 by the substitution of “The Chief Executive Officer of the Road Safety Authority” for “The Director of Corporate Services in the Road Safety Authority”, and | |||||
(k) by the insertion of the following reference number after reference number 80: | |||||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | |||||
26 October, 2023. | |||||
PASCHAL DONOHOE, | |||||
Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. | |||||