Oireachtas (Allowances To Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act, 1998
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Allocations for allowances to other Committee members. |
5.—(1) The Government may, by order— | |
(a) provide for the allocation to the chairperson of an Oireachtas Committee of an annual amount to enable allowances to be paid, at rates determined by that Committee, to— | ||
(i) members of the Committee, or | ||
(ii) members of any of its sub-committees, | ||
other than those holding the positions mentioned in section 3 or 4 of this Act, in respect of the performance of specific duties that are assigned to them by the Committee or sub-committee and that relate to its operation, and | ||
(b) determine from time to time— | ||
(i) the Oireachtas Committees in respect of which allocations are to be made, | ||
(ii) the amount of the allocation, and | ||
(iii) the date from which the allocation is payable. | ||
(2) An order under this section may provide for— | ||
(a) different amounts by way of allocation for different Oireachtas Committees, and | ||
(b) different dates from which the allocation is payable for different Oireachtas Committees. |