Seanad Éireann has passed the following Resolution:—
(1) That Seanad Éireann concurs with Dáil Éireann in its Resolution communicated to Seanad Éireann on 16th June, 1987, that it is expedient that a Joint Committee (which shall be called the Joint Committee on the Irish Language) consisting of 7 members of Dáil Éireann and 4 members of Seanad Éireann be appointed.
(2) That the Joint Committee shall from time to time review and make recommendations in relation to
(a) the extension of the use of Irish in the proceedings of the Dáil and Seanad and in the environs of both Houses, and
(b) the promotion of the Irish language in general,
and report to the Houses of the Oireachtas — on item (a) as soon as practicable and thereafter at least once a year on aspects of items (a) and (b).
(3) That the Joint Committee shall have power to appoint sub-committees and to refer to such sub-committees any matters comprehended by paragraph (2) of this Resolution.
(4) That the Joint Committee shall have the power, subject to the consent of the Minister for Finance, to engage the services of persons with specialist or technical knowledge to assist it or any of its sub-committees in its consideration of any matters comprehended by paragraph (2).
(5) That provision be made for the appointment of substitutes to act for members of the Joint Committee who are unable to attend particular meetings.
(6) That the Joint Committee and each sub-committee, previous to the commencement of business, shall elect one of its members to be Chairman, who shall have only one vote.
(7) That all questions in the Joint Committee and in each sub-committee shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting and in the event of there being an equality of votes the question shall be decided in the negative.
(8) That the Joint Committee and each sub-committee shall have power to take evidence in public; and that the Joint Committee shall have power to print and publish from time to time such minutes of evidence taken, together with such related documents as it thinks fit.
(9) That every report of the Joint Committee shall, on adoption by the Joint Committee, be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas forthwith whereupon the Joint Committee shall be empowered to print and publish such report together with such related documents as it thinks fit.
(10) That the quorum of the Joint Committee shall be four, of whom at least one shall be a member of Dáil Éireann and one shall be a member of Seanad Éireann, and that the quorum of each sub-committee shall be three, at least one of whom shall be a member of Dáil Éireann and one a member of Seanad Éireann.