Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

The commencement order for the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act appeared on the Order Paper on Tuesday. That was a commencement order rather than a statutory instrument and did not include, if I am correct in my reading of it, any reference to the fact the Minister had used his powers under that Act to grant an exception to people in regard to bonuses.

The Minister said a statutory instrument does that. If that has occurred, it has not been on the Order Paper, or at least I have not seen it on it. It needs to go on the Order Paper and this House and the other one have the right to challenge that within 21 days. The Minister might clarify that.

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