Committee Reports::Report No. 06 - Certain Allegations Levelled at the Former Chairman of the Joint Committtee on Commercial State-Sponsored Bodies - Deputy Liam Lawlor::25 May, 1989::Orders of Reference

ORDERS OF REFERENCE

Dail Eireann

18 June, 1987: - Ordered


1. That a Select Committee consisting of 7 members of Dail Eireann (none of whom shall be a member of the Government or a Minister of State) be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee to be appointed by Seanad Eireann to form a Joint Committee (which shall be called the Joint Committee on Commercial State-sponsored Bodies) to examine;


(a)the Reports and Accounts and overall operational results, and


(b)in the light of the reports published pursuant to sub-paragraph (a), the common issues relating to Board responsibility, structure and organisation, accountability and financing, together with the relationship with central Government and the Houses of the Oireachtas


of State-sponsored Bodies engaged in trading or commercial activities referred to in the Schedule hereto and to report thereon to both Houses of the Oireachtas and to make recommendations where appropriate.


2. That, after consultation with the Joint Committee, the Minister for Finance may include from time to time the names of further State-sponsored Bodies in the Schedule and, with the consent of the Joint Committee, may delete from the Schedule the names of any Bodies.


3. That, if so requested by a State-sponsored Body, the Joint Committee shall refrain from publishing confidential information regarding the Body’s activities and plans.


4. That the Joint Committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records and subject to the consent of the Minister for Finance, to engage the services of persons with specialist or technical knowledge to assist it for the purpose of particular enquiries.


5. That the Joint Committee, previous to the commencement of business, shall elect one of its members to be Chairman, who shall have only one vote.


6. That all questions in the Joint 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.


7. That the Joint Committee shall have power to print and publish from time to time minutes of evidence taken before it together with such related documents as it thinks fit.


8. That every report which the Joint Committee proposes to make shall, on adoption by the Joint Committee, be laid before the Dail forthwith whereupon the Joint Committee shall be empowered to print and publish such report together with such related documents as it thinks fit.


9. That 4 members of the Joint Committee shall form a Quorum of whom at least 1 shall be a member of Dail Eireann and at least 1 shall be a member of Seanad Eireann.


Schedule


Aer Lingus c.p.t.


Aerlinte Eireann c.p.t.


Aer Rianta c.p.t.


Agricultural Credit Corporation p.l.c.


An Post


Arramara Teo.


Bord na Mona


Bord Telecom Eireann


B+I Line p.l.c.


Coras Iompair Eireann (including its subsidiaries Bus Eireann, Bus Atha Cliath and Iarnrod Eireann)


Electricity Supply Board


Foir Teoranta


Industrial Credit Corporation p.l.c.


The Irish Gas Board Irish Life Assurance p.l.c.


The Irish National Stud Company Ltd.


Irish National Petroleum Corporation Ltd.


Irish Steel Limited


National Building Agency Ltd.


Ostlanna Iompair Eireann


Teoranta


Radio Telefis Eireann Siuicre Eireann c.p.t.


Udaras na Gaeltachta


Voluntary Health Insurance Board.


Seanad Eireann

24 June, 1987: - Ordered


1. That a Select Committee consisting of 4 members of Seanad Eireann (none of whom shall be a member of the Government or a Minister of State) be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee to be appointed by Dail Eireann to form a Joint Committee (which shall be called the Joint Committee on Commercial State-sponsored Bodies) to examine -


(a)the Reports and Accounts and overall operational results, and


(b)in the light of the reports published pursuant to sub-paragraph (a), the common issues relating to Board responsibility, structure and organisation, accountability and financing, together with the relationship with central Government and the Houses of the Oireachtas


of State-sponsored Bodies engaged in trading or commercial activities referred to in the Schedule hereto and to report thereon to both Houses of the Oireachtas and to make recommendations where appropriate.


2. That, after consultation with the Joint Committee, the Minister for Finance may include from time to time the names of further State-sponsored Bodies in the Schedule and, with the consent of the Joint Committee, may delete from the Schedule the names of any bodies.


3. That, if so requested by a State-sponsored Body, the Joint Committee shall refrain from publishing confidential information regarding the Body’s activities and plans.


4. That the Joint Committee shall have the power to send for persons, papers and records and subject to the consent of the Minister for Finance, to engage the services of persons with specialist or technical knowledge to assist it for the purpose of particular enquiries.


5. That the Joint Committee, previous to the commencement of business, shall elect one of its members to be Chairman, who shall have only one vote.


6. That all questions in the Joint 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.


7. That the Joint Committee shall have power to print and publish from time to time minutes of evidence taken before it together with such related documents as it thinks fit.


8. That every report which the Joint Committee proposes to make shall, on adoption by the Joint Committee, be laid before the Dail forthwith whereupon the Joint Committee shall be empowered to print and publish such report together with such related documents as it thinks fit.


9. That 4 members of the Joint Committee shall form a Quorum of whom at least 1 shall be a member of Dail Eireann and at least 1 shall be a member of Seanad Eireann.


Schedule


Aer Lingus c.p.t.


Aerlinte Eireann c.p.t.


Aer Rianta c.p.t.


Agricultural Credit Corporation p.l.c.


An Post Arramara Teo.


Bord na Mona Bord Telecom Eireann B+I Line p.l.c.


Coras Iompair Eireann (including its subsidiaries Bus Eireann, Bus Atha Cliath and Iarnrod Eireann)


Electricity Supply Board Foir Teoranta


Industrial Credit Corporation p.l.c.


The Irish Gas Board Irish Life Assurance p.l.c.


The Irish National Stud Company Ltd.


Irish National Petroleum Corporation Ltd.


Irish Steel Limited


National Building Agency Ltd.


Ostlanna Iompair Eireann Teoranta


Radio Telefis Eireann


Siuicre Eireann c.p.t.


Udaras na Gaeltachta


Voluntary Health Insurance Board.


MEMBERS OF JOINT COMMITTEE

Deputy

Dick Roche

-

Chairman *

Deputy

Liam Kavanagh

-

Vice Chairman

Dermot Ahern

 

 

Richard Bruton

 

 

Michael Lowry

 

 

P J Morley

 

**

Pat O’Malley

 

 

Senator

Paul Bradford

 

 

Brian Hillery

 

 

Jimmy Mulroy

 

 

Shane P.N. Ross

 

 

* From 28 February 1989 in place of Deputy Liam Lawlor.


** Replaced Deputy Liam Lawlor from 28 February 1989.