Seanad debates
Thursday, 26 June 2003
Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Second Stage.
The second pillar I mentioned is the new institution to be known as the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. It is intended that the commission will take responsibility for the finances, organisation and staffing of the Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas. It is proposed that the commission will have 11 members, all but one of whom will be Members of the Oireachtas. The 11 members of the commission will be the Ceann Comhairle as chairman of the commission, the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, the Secretary General of the Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas, a representative of the Minister for Finance, up to four representatives of the Dáil to be nominated by the Dáil or by a committee established for this purpose and up to three Members of the Seanad to be nominated by the Seanad or by a committee established for this purpose.
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