Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013

Report of committee established under section 5(1A)

25. The Act of 1997 is amended by inserting the following section after section 9:

“9A. (1) Not later than 2 months after its establishment, a committee established under section 5(1A) shall present to the Chairman of the Dáil a report containing the recommendations of the committee in relation to the constituencies for the election of members of the European Parliament and any alteration of those constituencies which the committee considers appropriate.

(2) Upon the presentation by a committee of the report to be presented under this section, the committee shall stand dissolved.

(3) As soon as may be after the receipt of a report of a committee under this section, the Chairman of the Dáil shall cause such report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.”.