Committee Reports::Annual Report No. 01 - Joint Committee on the Irish Language 1985/86::16 July, 1986::Orders of Reference


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SEANAD ÉIREANN

ORDERS OF REFERENCE

(As adopted on 28 November 1984 and as amended on 17 April 1986)

(1) That a Select Committee consisting of 4 members of Seanad Éireann be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee to be appointed by Dáil Éireann to form the Joint Committee on the Irish Language.

(2) That the Joint Committee shall from time to time review and make recommendations in relation to:

(a)the extension of the use of Irish in the proceedings of the Dáil and Seanad and in the environs of both Houses, and

(b)the promotion of the Irish language in general,

and report to the Houses of the Oireachtas — on item (a) as soon as practicable and thereafter at least once a year on aspects of items (a) and (b).

(3) That the Joint Committee have power to appoint sub-committees and to refer to such sub-committees any matters comprehended by paragraph (2) of this Order.

(4) That the Joint Committee have the power, subject to the consent of the Minister for the Public Service, to engage the services of persons with specialist or technical knowledge to assist it or any of its sub-committees in its consideration of any matters comprehended by paragraph (2).

(5) That in the absence from a particular meeting of a member of the Joint Committee who is a member of Seanad Éireann, another member of Seanad Éireann may, with the authority of the absent member, take part in the proceedings and vote in his stead.

(6) That the Joint Committee and each sub-committee, previous to the commencement of business, shall elect one of its members to be Chairman, who shall have only one vote.

(7) That all questions in the Joint Committee and in each sub-committee shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting and in the event of there being an equality of votes the question shall be decided in the negative.

(8) That the Joint Committee and each sub-committee shall have power to take evidence in public; and that the Joint Committee shall have power to print and publish from time to time such minutes of evidence taken, together with such related documents as it thinks fit.

(9) That every report of the Joint Committee shall, on adoption by the Joint Committee, be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas forthwith whereupon the Joint Committee shall be empowered to print and publish such report together with such related documents as it thinks fit.

(10) That the quorum of the Joint Committee shall be four of whom at least one shall be a member of Dáil Éireann and one shall be a member of Seanad Éireann and that the quorum of each sub-committee shall be three at least one of whom shall be a member of Dáil Éireann and one a member of Seanad Éireann.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE

(As adopted on 12 December 1984 and as amended on 24 June 1986)

(1) That a Select Committee consisting of 7 members of Dáil Éireann be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee to be appointed by Seanad Éireann to form the Joint Committee on the Irish Language.

(2) That the Joint Committee shall from time to time review and make recommendations in relation to

(a) the extension of the use of Irish in the proceedings of the Dáil and Seanad and in the environs of both Houses, and

(b) the promotion of the Irish language in general,

and report to the Houses of the Oireachtas — on item (a) as soon as practicable and thereafter at least once a year on aspects of items (a) and (b).

(3) That the Joint Committee have power to appoint sub-committees and to refer to such sub-committees any matters comprehended by paragraph (2) of this Order.

(5) That in the absence from a particular meeting of a member of the Joint Committee who is a member of Dáil Éireann another member of Dail Éireann nominated by the Party to which the absent member belongs may take part in the proceedings and vote in his stead.

(6) That the Joint Committee and each sub-committee, previous to the commencement of business, shall elect one of its members to be Chairman, who shall have only one vote.

MEMBERS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE

25 April, 1985: Deputies elected to membership of the Joint Committee:

Bell, Michael (a)

Geoghegan-Quinn, Máire

Kelly, John

Gallagher, Denis

Kenny, Enda (c)

McGinley, Denis (d)

Tunney, Jim

Prendergast, Frank, (b)

2 May, 1985: Senators elected to membership of the Joint Committee:

Browne, John

de Brún, Séamus

Lynch, Michael

O’Mahony, Flor

At the meeting of the Joint Committee held on 29 May 1985 Deputy Denis Gallagher was elected as Chairman and Deputy Enda Kenny as Vice-Chairman.

(a) discharged as a member on 19 February 1986

(b) appointed as a member 19 February 1986

(d) appointed as Vice-Chairman on 9 July 1986