Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Act 2015
Acts of the Oireachtas
Source: Acts of the Oireachtas

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paragraphs: In this Act “Principal Act” means the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003 .
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paragraphs: Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) in paragraph (b) of subsection (2), by the substitution of “grants” for “grants-in-aid”, and
(b) by the insertion of the following subsections:
“(9) For the purposes specified in section 195 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 , the Commission may, on behalf of either House of the Oireachtas or both Houses of the Oireachtas, perform any function that, by virtue of that section, either such House or both such Houses may perform.
(10) The functions that are performable by the Commission in accordance with subsection (9) shall be performable on behalf of the Commission by the Secretary General of the Service unless the Commission otherwise directs.”.
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paragraphs: Section 5 (inserted by section 2 of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2012 ) of the Principal Act is amended by—
(a) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):
“(1) Subject to subsection (2), the expenditure incurred by the Commission in the performance of its functions during the period of 3 years from 1 January 2016, shall, with the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, be charged on and paid out of the Central Fund or the growing produce of that Fund by the Minister for Finance.”,
and
(b) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):
“(2) Not more than the sum of €369,000,000 shall be charged on and paid out of the Central Fund or the growing produce of that Fund in accordance with subsection (1).”.
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paragraphs: Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (9):
“(9) A body referred to in subsection (8) shall, as soon as may be after receiving a letter referred to in that subsection, cause a copy of the letter to be sent to the Secretary General.”.
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paragraphs: Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended in paragraph (b) of subsection (4A) (inserted by section 9 of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Act 2009 ) by the substitution of “grant” for “grant-in-aid”.
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paragraphs: Schedule 1 (inserted by section 3 of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2012 ) to the Principal Act is amended—
(a) in paragraph 2, by the substitution of “Grant” for “Grant-in-aid” in each place where it occurs,
(b) in paragraph 3(b), by the substitution of “for members” for “for non-office holding members”, and
(c) in paragraph 4(b), by the substitution of “for members” for “for non-office holding members”.
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paragraphs: Schedule 2 to the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 6 (inserted by paragraph (b) of section 7 of the European Parliament (Irish Constituency Members) Act 2009 ):
“6. Receipts obtained by the Commission in the performance of its functions (other than receipts in respect of expenses paid by the Commission on behalf of its members or members of staff that have been recouped by the Commission from the members or members of staff concerned).”.
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paragraphs: Section 8 of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 is amended by the insertion of the following subsections:
“(6) The functions of the Clerk of DÃ¡il Ãireann under this section may be performed by the Clerk-Assistant of DÃ¡il Ãireann during any period when—
(a) the Clerk of DÃ¡il Ãireann is, by reason of illness or otherwise, unable to perform those functions, or
(b) the office of Clerk of DÃ¡il Ãireann is vacant.
(7) The functions of the Clerk of Seanad Ãireann under this section may be performed by the Clerk-Assistant of Seanad Ãireann during any period when—
(a) the Clerk of Seanad Ãireann is, by reason of illness or otherwise, unable to perform those functions, or
(b) the office of Clerk of Seanad Ãireann is vacant.”.
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paragraphs: The following provisions of the Principal Act are repealed:
(a) section 17;
(b) section 19; and
(c) subsection (1) of section 20.
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paragraphs: (1) This Act may be cited as the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Act 2015.
(2) This Act shall be included in the collective citation “Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003 to 2015”.
(3) This Act shall come into operation on 1 January 2016.