Written answers

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Department of An Taoiseach

Parliamentary Counsel

9:00 pm

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 156: To ask the Taoiseach if the recruitment of Parliamentary Counsel from other jurisdictions has raised any difficulties in achieving a uniform drafting style for legislation. [48538/09]

Photo of Brian CowenBrian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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A small number of Parliamentary Counsel from other jurisdictions have been recruited to the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government to provide legislative drafting assistance given the historical lack of qualified drafters in the State. They are all experienced in their home jurisdictions and are carefully chosen by the senior staff in the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government having regard to their experience and expertise. They are required to conform to the same drafting conventions and legal requirements of all parliamentary counsel working in that Office.

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