Seanad debates
Thursday, 26 June 2003
Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Second Stage.
Regarding the issue of the deputy chairperson and the Secretary General, there is provision in the Bill for the chairman to appoint a deputy. There would be a view that the obvious deputy would be the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, but it does not say that has to be the case, nor does it say that it should not be the case. The main reason is that the business of the commission should continue uninterrupted. There may be a problem if both the Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil and the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad are both working and busy at the same time, but that is an issue that can be resolved and I do not regard it as a major problem.
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