S.I. No. 431/2004 - Oireachtas (Allowances To Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act 1998 (Allowances and Allocations) (Amendment) Order 2004

1. This Order may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act 1998 (Allowances and Allocations) (Amendment) Order 2004.

2. 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

) is amended by—

(

a

) inserting after Article 9 the following Article

“9A There is payable to a member of the Oireachtas who holds a position as a member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission an annual allowance in respect of the member's duties as holder of that position at the rate of €16,511 per year, in respect of any period beginning on 1 January 2004, during which the member holds the position.”,

(

b

) substituting for Part 3 of Schedule 1 the matter set out in Schedule 1 to this Order, and

(

c

) substituting for Part 4 of Schedule 2 the matter set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

SCHEDULE 1

“Part 3

Article 6

Rates of allowances payable to chairpersons of specified Oireachtas sub-committees

Reference number

Oireachtas Sub-committee

Rates of allowance (in each case per year)

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

The Select Committee on European Affairs — sub-Committee on EU Scrutiny

€4,912.62

2.

The Committee on Procedures and Privileges of Dáil Éireann — sub-Committee on Members’ Services of Dáil Éireann

€4,912.62

3.

The Committee on Procedures and Privileges of Seanad Éireann — sub-Committee on Members’ Services of Seanad Éireann

€4,912.62

4.

The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs — sub-Committee on Development Co-operation

€4,912.62

5.

The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs — sub-Committee on Human Rights

€4,912.62

6.

The Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights — sub-Committee on the Barron Report

€4,912.62

7.

The Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources — sub-Committee on Information Communication Technology

€4,912.62

8.

The Joint Committee on Health and Children — sub-Committee on Alcohol Misuse by Young People

€4,912.62

9.

The Committee on Procedures and Privileges of Dáil Éireann — sub-Committee on Dáil Reform

€4,912.62

10.

The Committee on Procedures and Privileges of Seanad Éireann — sub-Committee on Seanad Reform

€4,912.62

”.

SCHEDULE 2

“Part 4

Article 6

Rates of allowances payable to chairpersons of specified Oireachtas sub-committees

Reference number

Oireachtas Sub-committee

Rates of allowance (in each case per year)

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

The Select Committee on European Affairs — sub-Committee on EU Scrutiny

€5,109

2.

The Committee on Procedures and Privileges of Dáil Éireann — sub-Committee on Members’ Services of Dáil Éireann

€5,109

3.

The Committee on Procedures and Privileges of Seanad Éireann — sub-Committee on Members’ Services of Seanad Éireann

€5,109

4.

The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs — sub-Committee on Development Co-operation

€5,109

5.

The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs — sub-Committee on Human Rights

€5,109

6.

The Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights — sub-Committee on the Barron Report

€5,109

7.

The Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources — sub-Committee on Information Communication Technology

€5,109

8.

The Joint Committee on Health and Children — sub-Committee on Alcohol Misuse by Young People

€5,109

9.

The Committee on Procedures and Privileges of Dáil Éireann — sub-Committee on Dáil Reform

€5,109

10.

The Committee on Procedures and Privileges of Seanad Éireann — sub-Committee on Seanad Reform

€5,109

”.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 6th day of July 2004.

BERTIE AHERN,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

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

) made provision for the payment of allowances to the Chairpersons of those sub-Committees in existence at the time the Order was made. This Order takes account of developments in the interim by making provision for the payment of allowances to the Chairpersons of all sub-Committees now in existence.

Section 8

(5) of the

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003

provides for the payment of an allowance to each member of the Commission. The Order sets the allowance at a rate equivalent to that payable to Chairpersons of specified Oireachtas Committees.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

sections 3

(as amended by

section 8

(5) of the

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003

(No. 28 of 2003)), 3A (inserted by

section 40

of the

Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices and Oireachtas Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001

(No. 33 of 2001)),

4

and

8

of the

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act 1998

(No. 5 of 1998), hereby orders as follows