Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013

Draft of relevant report to be given to certain persons.

35.— (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and section 94 (where paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of that section applies), the committee shall, before finalising a relevant report, give a draft of the report, or the part concerned of the report, to any person—

(a) who is named in, or would be identifiable in connection with, or significantly affected by, any proposed finding of fact or recommendation,

(b) against whom findings of fact are being made which directly impugn the good name of such person, or

(c) who may have provided the committee with information that is commercially sensitive as specified in section 38 (3).

(2) The draft report shall set out the findings of fact required by section 33 or 34 , as the case requires, and recommendations, or such of those facts and recommendations as are relevant to the part concerned of the draft report.

(3) The draft report or part concerned of the draft report shall be accompanied by a notice in writing from the committee specifying the time allowed for making requests in writing under section 38 (1), or giving statements under section 39 (1), to the committee.

(4) Sections 36 to 39 shall, with all necessary modifications, apply to a part of a draft report given to a person by the committee under this section as they apply to a draft report given to a person by the committee under this section.