73.— Section 2(2) (inserted by section 6 of the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Act 2005) of the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956 is amended —

(a) in paragraph (f), by deleting “and”,

(b) in paragraph (g), by substituting “President,” for “President.”, and

(c) by inserting the following after paragraph (g):

“(h) in relation to a member of the civilian staff of the Garda Síochána who is of the grade or rank of Principal or of an equivalent or superior grade or rank to whom subsection (1)(a)(i) does not apply, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, and

(i) in relation to a member of the civilian staff of the Garda Síochána below the grade or rank of Principal or of an equivalent grade or rank, the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána.”.