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S.I. No. 56/2008 - Oireachtas (Allowances and Allocations) (Members and Holders of Parliamentary and Certain Ministerial offices) Order 2008
S.I. No. 56 of 2008
OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES AND ALLOCATIONS) (MEMBERS AND HOLDERS OF PARLIAMENTARY AND CERTAIN MINISTERIAL OFFICES) ORDER 2008
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 29th February, 2008.
The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3 (as amended by section 39 of the Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices and Oireachtas Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001 (No. 33 of 2001) (“Act of 2001”) and section 8(5) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003 (No. 28 of 2003)), 3A (inserted by section 40 of the Act of 2001), 4, 5 and 8 (as amended by section 43 of the Act of 2001) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 5 of 1998), hereby order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances and Allocations) (Members and Holders of Parliamentary and Certain Ministerial Offices) Order 2008.
2. There is payable to a member of Dáil Éireann who holds or held a position in Dáil Éireann 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.
3. There is payable to a member of Seanad Éireann who holds or held a position in Seanad Éireann, 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.
4. 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.
(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,
as the holder of that office and those offices, respectively, who regularly attend meetings of the Government, an annual allowance at the rate of €19,058.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
(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 ).
SCHEDULE 1 ALLOWANCES TO WHIPS AND SEANAD LEADERS
Part 1 Rates of annual allowances payable to holders of specified positions in Dáil Éireann
Part 2 Rates of annual allowances payable to holders of specified positions in Seanad Éireann
SCHEDULE 2 OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE AND SUB-COMMITTEES — ALLOWANCES AND ALLOCATIONS
Part 1 Rates of annual allowances payable to chairpersons of specified Oireachtas Committees.
Oireachtas Committee(2)
The Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Womens Rights
The Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
The Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment
The Joint Committee on Environment, Heritage and Local Government
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The Joint Committee on the Constitution
The Select Committee on Members Interests of Dáil Éireann
The Joint Committee on European Scrutiny
The Joint Administration Committee
The Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security
The Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children
The Joint Committee on Economic Regulatory Affairs
The Select Committee on Members’ Interests of Seanad Éireann
Part 2 Rates of annual allowances payable to chairpersons of specified Oireachtas sub-committees.
- sub-Committee on Members Services of Seanad Éireann
The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs- sub-Committee on Development Co-operation
The Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights- sub-Committee on the Barron Report
The Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources- sub-Committee on Information Communication Technology
The Joint Committee on Health and Children- sub-Committee on Orthodontics
The Joint Committee on Health and Children- sub-Committee on the Adverse Side Effects of Pharmaceuticals
The Committee on Procedures and Privileges of Seanad Éireann- sub-Committee on Seanad Reform
Part 3 Rates of annual allowances payable to vice-chairpersons of specified Oireachtas Committees.
The Joint Committee on Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Part 4 Rates of annual allowances payable to whips to specified Oireachtas Committees.
Part 5 Amounts of annual allocations to chairpersons of specified Oireachtas Committees
Amount of allocation(3)
The Joint Committee of Public Accounts