Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act, 1959

Amendment of section 5 of the Regulation Act as respects members of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.

20.—Notwithstanding anything contained in section 5 of the Regulation Act, as applied and amended by this Act—

(a) an established civil servant who is the Clerk or Clerk Assistant of Dáil Éireann shall not be removed from office by the Government except upon the recommendation of the Chairman of Dáil Éireann,

(b) an established civil servant who is the Clerk or Clerk Assistant of Seanad Éireann shall not be removed from office by the Government except upon the recommendation of the Chairman of Seanad Éireann,

(c) an established civil servant w;ho is the Superintendent, Houses of the Oireachtas, or the Captain of the Guard, Houses of the Oireachtas, shall not be removed from office by the Government except after consultation with the Chairman of Dáil Éireann and the Chairman of Seanad Éireann,

(d) an established civil servant who is a member of the joint staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas shall not be removed from office by the Government except upon the recommendation of the Chairman of Dáil Éireann, given after consultation with the Chairman of Seanad Éireann.