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APPENDIX 7

Orders of Reference of the Sub-Committee on the Second Barron Report (Dublin Bombings of 1972 & 1973)

JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Terms of Reference establishing Sub-Committee on the Barron Report on the Dublin Bombings of 1972 and 1973 (Barron II).

a)A Sub-Committee ( to be called the Sub-Committee on the Barron Report on the Dublin Bombings of 1972 and 1973) be established to consider, including in public session, the Report of the Independent of Inquiry into the Dublin Bombings of 1972 and 1973, and to report back to the Joint Committee within three months concerning any further necessary action.

Provided that-

-the Sub-Committee and the Joint Committee, may accept, including in public session, submissions on the Report from interested persons and bodies:

-a series of hearings will be held in public session, to commence in late January or early February 2005;and

-the Sub-Committee will in due course, submit a report to the Joint Committee which will, in accordance with the terms of the Motion of Referral of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann dated 16 and 17 November 2004, report back to the Houses within three months of 17 November 2004.

b)The Sub-Committee shall consist of 7 members of whom six shall be Members of Dáil Éireann and one shall be a Member of Seanad Éireann;

c)The quorum of the Sub-Committee shall be three, of whom one at least shall be a Member of Dáil Éireann and one shall be a Member of Seanad Éireann;

and

d)The Sub-Committee shall have all the powers of the main Committee, including those referred to in Standing Order 81(1), (2) and (4) to (9) (Dáil) and in Standing Order 65(1), (2) and (4) to (9) (Seanad) and the power referred to in Standing Order 91(2) Dáil and 81(2) Seanad; provided that the exercise of the powers to publish and print evidence and to travel and to engage consultants shall in each case be subject to the approval of the Joint Committee’’.