Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013
Evidence given or sent to committee not admissible in certain proceedings. |
29.— (1) None of the following is admissible as evidence against a person in any other proceedings (including disciplinary proceedings) except proceedings in relation to an offence under this Act or the offence of perjury: | |
(a) a statement or admission made by the person to the committee during the course of the Part 2 inquiry; | ||
(b) a document given or sent to the committee pursuant to a direction, under this Act, of the committee to the person; | ||
(c) a document specified in an affidavit of documents made by the person and given to the committee pursuant to a direction, under this Act, of the committee; | ||
(d) a document created by or for the committee (including any document which is incomplete or in a draft form only) for the purposes of the inquiry; | ||
(e) a relevant report. | ||
(2) A document that is otherwise available and was not created for the purposes of the Part 2 inquiry will not be inadmissible as evidence in any proceedings (including disciplinary proceedings) by virtue of this section. | ||
(3) Subject to provisions in this Act regarding confidentiality, the House may resolve to make documents of the Part 2 inquiry available to another statutory authority (not being a court or disciplinary body) in accordance with rules and standing orders. |