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Membership of either House of Oireachtas by member of staff of Council.
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28.— (1) Where a person who is a member of the staff of the Council (including the chief executive officer) becomes a member of either House of the Oireachtas, the person—
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(a) shall stand seconded from being a member of such staff during the period (in this section referred to as the “secondment period”)—
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(i) commencing on the date the person becomes entitled under the Standing Orders of that House to sit therein, and
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(ii) ending on the date when—
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(I) the person ceases to be a member of that House, or
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(II) the person ceases to be a member of such staff,
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whichever is the earlier,
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(b) shall not be paid by, or entitled to receive from, the Council any remuneration or allowance in respect of the secondment period, and
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(c) shall not be entitled to reckon the whole or any part of the secondment period for any superannuation benefits payable under this Act.
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(2) A person who is for the time being entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit therein shall, while so entitled, be disqualified from becoming a member of the staff of the Council.
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