S.I. No. 378/1980 - Oireachtas (Allowances To Members) (Travelling Facilities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1980.


S.I. No. 378 of 1980.

OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) (TRAVELLING FACILITIES) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1980.

I, GENE FITZGERALD, Minister for the Public Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 5 (1) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1964 (No. 14 of 1964), and the Public Service (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1973 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1973 ), hereby make the following regulations:—

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Travelling Facilities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1980.

(2) The collective citation "the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Travelling Facilities) Regulations, 1964 to 1980", shall include these Regulations.

2. (1) The Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Travelling Facilities) Regulations, 1964 ( S.I. No. 281 of 1964 ), are hereby amended by the substitution for the Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 3 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Travelling Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 210 of 1980 ) of the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) Paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January 1980.

SCHEDULE

Primary Rate(payable for first 15,000 miles travelled in any year commencing 1st January)

Secondary Rate (payable for miles travelled between 15,000 and 20,000 in any year commencing 1st January)

Tertiary Rate(payable for miles travelled over 20,000 in any year commencing 1st January)

per mile

per mile

per mile

p

p

p

Class A —

Motor Cars less than 10 H.P.

14.2

11.3

11.3

Class B —

Motor Cars not less than 10 H.P. but less than 12 H.P.

16.6

12.4

11.3

Class C —

Motor Cars not less than 12 H.P. but less than 14 H.P.

18.3

13.5

11.3

Class D —

Motor Cars not less than 14 H.P. but less than 20 H.P.

18.9

14.9

11.3

Class E —

Motor Cars not less than 20 H.P. but less than 26 H.P.

20.2

16.0

11.3

Class F —

Motor Cars not less than 26 H.P.

20.8

17.1

11.3

GIVEN under my hand, this 10th day of December 1980.

GENE FITZGERALD.

Minister for the Public Service.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide for an increase in the motor mileage allowance payable to Members of the Oireachtas.