1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances and Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
(2) These regulations come into operation on 26 April 2023.
2. The Oireachtas (Allowances and Facilities) Regulations (
S.I. No. 84 of 2010
) is amended by inserting after Regulation 11 the following:
“11A. Allowance in respect of security measures
(1) Where a member of either House of the Oireachtas incurs expenses in enhancing the security of their staff, home or offices, for the purpose of safely performing the member’s parliamentary duties, the Clerk of Dáil Éireann shall pay on a once-off basis to the member a sum not exceeding €5,000, or 50% of their total costs, whichever is the lesser, in final settlement of the expenses, (“security requirements allowance”) following receipt of claim for the expenses.
(2) A claim for payment of a sum under this Regulation shall be made to the appropriate authority in such form and contain such particulars as the Oireachtas Commission from time to time directs.”
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
26 April, 2023.
PASCHAL DONOHOE,
Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.