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. |