Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Before we continue, the grouping list has been circulated to members, but I wish to advise that two amendments have been ruled out of order. For the notation of members, the first of those is amendment No. 25 in the names of Deputies O'Callaghan and Chambers. The note from the Bills Office is that this amendment seeks to add the Presidents of the Circuit Court and District Court to the list of members of the commission. Section 4 of the Bill provides that the expenses incurred in the administration of the Act should be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas. Section 14 provides for the payment to members of remuneration and allowances for expenses. The Bills Office advices that the amendment must, therefore, be considered to be out of order on the grounds that it causes a charge on revenue in accordance with Standing Order 179(3).

Before taking any comment from either of the two proposers, I advise that amendment No. 34 in the name of Deputy Daly has the same ruling. That amendment seeks to add a person nominated by the Free Legal Advice Centres, FLAC, and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, ICCL, to the list of members of the commission.