Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 1st July, 2011. |
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I, MICHAEL NOONAN, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2(1)(b) (inserted by section 11 (1) of the section 3 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act 1962 (No. 32 of 1962)) hereby make the following regulations: |
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances and Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. |
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(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2011. |
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2. Regulation 8(1) of the Oireachtas (Allowances and Facilities) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 84 of 2010 ) is amended by substituting for subparagraph (d) the following: |
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"(d) a member shall be entitled to receive a monthly allocation of ordinary prepaid envelopes not exceeding- |
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(i) in the case of a member who is a party whip in Dáil Éireann, the number obtained by adding- |
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(I) the number that is equal to the number of members for the time being of the parliamentary party of which the member is whip when multiplied by 10, and |
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(II)1,250, |
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(ii) in the case of any other member of Dáil Éireann, 1,250, |
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(iii) in the case of a member who is a group whip in Seanad Éireann, the number obtained by adding- |
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(I) the number that is equal to the number of members for the time being of the group of which the member is whip when multiplied by 10, and |
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(II)750, |
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and |
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(iv) in the case of any other member of Seanad Éireann, 750;". |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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29 June 2011. |
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MICHAEL NOONAN, |
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Minister for Finance. |
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EXPLANTORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) |
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These Regulations amend the existing principal Regulations (S.I. 84 of 2010) which provides for the payment of a Parliamentary Standard Allowance to reimburse members of the Oireachtas for certain expenses incurred and also deals with the provision of free postage and telephone facilities and the secretarial allowance scheme. |
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These Regulations reduce the number of pre-paid envelopes provided to TDs from 1,500 per month to 1,250 per month and for Senators from 1,000 per month to 750 per month from 1 [July] 2011. |