Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State introduced the analogy in terms of primary legislation. Rather than Green Papers or White Papers, we are talking about primary legislation. The language is interesting. There reference in our Standing Orders, which were, of course, agreed by the Government as the Standing Orders of the Houses of the Parliament, is not to a draft statutory instrument but, rather to a proposed statutory instrument. This is important. Who exactly is proposing the statutory instrument? Who is proposing this new law?