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

Amendment of section 3 of the 1992 Act— allowances for expenses for members of Oireachtas and Attorney General.

37.—Section 3 of the 1992 Act is amended—

(a) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) A person who—

(a) holds office as Attorney General, or

(b) held that office on or after 26 June 1997, and before the commencement of section 37 of the Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices and Oireachtas Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2001,

while not a member of the Oireachtas is entitled to be paid an annual allowance out of money provided by the Oireachtas. The allowance is in full settlement of expenses incurred by the person in performing the duties of that office where those expenses are not otherwise reimbursed (directly or indirectly) out of money provided by the Oireachtas.”,

and

(b) by inserting the following paragraph after subsection (4)(c):

“(ca) the rate of an allowance payable to a person to whom subsection (1A) applies,”.