Dáil debates
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Statement for Information of Voters in relation to the Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011: Motion
6:00 pm
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Tairgim:
"GO ndéanfar an ráiteas a leagtar amach sa Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Rún seo a fhorordú mar fhaisnéis do vótálaithe de bhun alt 23 d'Acht an Reifrinn, 1994 (Uimh. 12 de 1994), i ndáil leis an togra chun Airteagal 15.10 den Bhunreacht a leasú, ar togra é atá sa Bhille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais), 2011 agus atá ina ábhar do reifreann bunreachta.
Is é atá beartaithe leis an mBille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais), 2011 leasú a dhéanamh ar na forálacha den Bhunreacht a bhaineann le cumhachtaí Thithe an Oireachtais fiosrú a stiúradh faoi aon ní a luafaidh an Teach nó na Tithe lena mbaineann ina thaobh go bhfuil tábhacht phoiblí ghinearálta ann. Leis an leasú beartaithe, chuirfí na fo-ailt seo a leanas le hAirteagal 15.10:
3o I gcúrsa aon fhiosraithe den sórt sin, féadfar imscrúdú a dhéanamh faoi iompraíocht aon duine (cibé acu is comhalta de cheachtar Teach an duine nó nach ea) agus féadfaidh an Teach sin nó na Tithe sin fionnachtana a dhéanamh maidir le hiompraíocht an duine sin i dtaca leis an ní lena mbaineann an fiosrú.
THAT the statement set out in the Schedule to this Resolution be prescribed for the information of voters pursuant to section 23 of the Referendum Act 1994 (No. 12 of 1994), in relation to the proposal to amend Article 15.10 of the Constitution which is contained in the Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011 and is the subject of a constitutional referendum.
The Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011 proposes to amend the provisions of the Constitution relating to the powers of the Houses of the Oireachtas to conduct an inquiry into any matter stated by the House or Houses concerned to be of general public importance. The proposed amendment would add the following subsections to Article 15.10: