Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices and Oireachtas Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2001

Amendment of section 8A of the 1938 Act — increase of salaries payable under Part II.

8.—Section 8A of the 1938 Act (as inserted by section 11 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1973 ) is amended—

(a) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) The Government may, by order, increase or decrease all or any of the salaries payable under this Part.”.

(b) by inserting the following subsections after subsection (2):

“(3) Every order made by the Government under this section is required to be laid before Dáil Éireann as soon as practicable after it is made.

(4) Dáil Éireann may, by resolution, annul an order made under this section within 21 sitting days after the day on which the order was laid in accordance with subsection (3). The annulment of an order under this subsection takes effect immediately on the passing of the resolution concerned, but does not affect anything that was done under the order before the passing of that resolution.”.