Oireachtas (Allowances and Allocations) (Members and Holders of Parliamentary and Certain Ministerial offices) Order 2008
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: This Order may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances and Allocations) (Members and Holders of Parliamentary and Certain Ministerial Offices) Order 2008.
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paragraphs: There is payable to a member of DÃ¡il Ãireann who holds or held a position in DÃ¡il Ãireann specified in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 at any reference number, an allowance, in respect of the member’s duties as holder of that position, annually at the rate specified in column (3) of that Part opposite that reference number, in respect of any period, beginning on or after 14 June 2007, during which the member held that position.
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paragraphs: There is payable to a member of Seanad Ãireann who holds or held a position in Seanad Ãireann, specified in column (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 1 at any reference number, an allowance, in respect of the member’s duties as holder of that position, annually at the rate specified in column (3) of that Part opposite that reference number, in respect of any period, beginning on or after 13 September 2007, during which the member held that position.
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paragraphs: There is payable to a member of the Oireachtas who holds or held a position as a member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission an allowance in respect of the member’s duties as holder of that position, at the rate of €19,058 annually, in respect of any period, beginning on or after 1 January 2004, during which the member held that position.
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paragraphs: There is payable to—
(a) Tom Kitt, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, for any period beginning on or after 14 June 2007, and
(b) Brendan Smith, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and at the Department of Education and Science, for any period beginning on or after 20 June 2007,
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paragraphs: There is payable to a member of the Oireachtas who holds or held the position of chairperson of an Oireachtas Committee, specified in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 at any reference number, an annual allowance, in respect of the member’s duties as holder of that position, at the rate specified in column (3) of that Part opposite that reference number, in respect of any period, beginning on or after 23 October 2007, during which the member held that position.
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paragraphs: There is payable to a member of the Oireachtas who holds or held the position of chairperson of an Oireachtas sub-committee, specified in column (2) of Part 2 of the Schedule 2 at any reference number, an annual allowance, in respect of the member’s duties as holder of that position, at the rate specified in column (3) of that Part opposite that reference number, in respect of any period, beginning on or after 23 October 2007, during which the member held that position.
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paragraphs: There is payable to a member of the Oireachtas who holds or held the position of vice-chairperson of an Oireachtas Committee, specified in column (2) of Part 3 of Schedule 2 at any reference number, an annual allowance, in respect of the member’s duties as holder of that position, at the rate specified in column (3) of that Part opposite that reference number, in respect of any period, beginning on or after 23 October 2007, during which the member held that position.
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paragraphs: There is payable to a member of the Oireachtas who holds or held the position of whip to an Oireachtas Committee, specified in column (2) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 at any reference number, an annual allowance, in respect of the member’s duties as holder of that position, at the rate specified in column (3) of that Part opposite that reference number, in respect of any period, beginning on or after 23 October 2007, during which the member held that position.
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paragraphs: There is allocated to the chairperson of an Oireachtas Committee, specified in column (2) of Part 5 of Schedule 2 at any reference number, an annual amount, to enable allowances to be paid to members of the Committee or any of its sub-committees in accordance with section 5 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 5 of 1998), of the amount specified in column (3) of that Part opposite that reference number, in respect of any period beginning on or after 23 October 2007.
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paragraphs: The following are revoked:
(a) the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act 1998 (Allowances and Allocations) Order 2003 ( S.I. No. 59 of 2003 ),
(b) the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act 1998 (Allowances and Allocations) Order 2004 ( S.I. No. 431 of 2004 ),
(c) the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act 1998 (Allowances and Allocations) Order 2006 ( S.I. No. 214 of 2006 ), and
(d) the Oireachtas (Allowances to Chairpersons of Oireachtas Committees and Sub-Committees) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 140 of 2007 ).