Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response
Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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Section 5 of the Act states that any regulation made may be annulled by the Dáil within 21 days. That has been interpreted to refer to sitting days. If the Act is to be rolled over, Dr. Kenny would recommend some type of regular review of the regulations that have been made such that they would come before the Dáil regularly and not merely that the Dáil might annul them within a certain period, but if it did not do so, the regulation would remain in force.