Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003
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Amendment of Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959. |
21.—The Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959 is amended— | |
(a) in section 5— | ||
(i) in subsection (2)(a), by substituting “on the recommendation of the Chairman after consultation by him with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission” for “on the joint recommendation of the Chairman and the Minister”, | ||
(ii) in subsection (2)(b), by substituting “Where the Chairman after consultation by him with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission is satisfied that no member of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas is suitable for appointment to an office, he or she may” for “Where the Chairman and the Minister are satisfied that no member of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas is suitable for appointment to an office, they may”, | ||
(iii) in subsection (3)(a), by substituting “If the Chairman after consultation by him with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission fails to recommend a person” for “If the Chairman and the Minister fail to agree on a recommendation of a person”, | ||
(b) in section 6— | ||
(i) in subsection (2)(a), by substituting “on the recommendation of the Chairman after consultation by him with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission.” for “on the joint recommendation of the Chairman and the Minister.”, | ||
(ii) in subsection (2)(b), by substituting “Where the Chairman after consultation by him with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission is satisfied that no member of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas is suitable for appointment to an office, he may” for “Where the Chairman and the Minister are satisfied that no member of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas is suitable for appointment to an office, they may”, | ||
(iii) in subsection (3)(a), by substituting “If the Chairman after consultation by him with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission fails to recommend a person” for “If the Chairman and the Minister fail to agree on a recommendation of a person”, | ||
(c) in section 7 by inserting “, after both Chairmen have consulted with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission” after “Chairman of Dáil Éireann and the Chairman of Seanad Éireann”, | ||
(d) in section 8(1)— | ||
(i) by substituting “The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission,” for “The Chairman of Dáil Éireann, after consultation with the Chairman of Seanad Éireann,”, and | ||
(ii) by substituting “as it may determine.” for “as he may, with the sanction of the Minister, determine.”. |