Oireachtas (Allowances To Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1964

Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act.

4.—(1) Subsection (1) of section 4 of the Principal Act is hereby amended as follows:

(a) the word “Dublin” shall, in the case of a member travelling by road, be construed as referring to Leinster House,

(b) subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) shall not apply in the case of a member whose constituency is wholly within the ten mile area unless that constituency is outside the county borough of Dublin and his normal place of residence is outside the 10 mile area,

(c) the application of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a), of paragraph (b) and of paragraph (c) shall, in the case of a member whose normal place of residence is within the 10 mile area, be restricted to occasions of attendance by the member at a meeting of—

(i) Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann, or

(ii) a committee of Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann of which he is a member,

(d) subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (a) shall not apply in the case of a member whose constituency is wholly within the 10 mile area unless his normal place of residence is outside that area.

(2) In subsection (1) of this section “the 10 mile area” means the area all places in which are within 10 miles from Leinster House.