Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 28 March 2019
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Committee Stage
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
It should then be provided for in the legislation that, in those extreme circumstances whereby the Dáil cannot sit, that power would be given to the Minister. Being in recess is not an extreme circumstance. The Dáil can be recalled within 24 hours.
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