I move:
(1) That it is expedient that a Joint Committee of both Houses of the Oireachtas (which shall be called the Joint Committee on Commercial State-sponsored Bodies) consisting of 7 Members of Dáil Éireann and 4 Members of Seanad Éireann (none of whom shall be a Member of the Government or a Minister of State) be appointed to examine—
(a) the Reports and Accounts and overall operational results, and
(b) in the light of the reports published pursuant to subparagraph (a), the common issues relating to Board responsibility, structure and organisation, accountability and financing, together with the relationship with central Government and the Houses of the Oireachtas
of State-sponsored Bodies engaged in trading or commercial activities referred to in the Schedule hereto and to report thereon to both Houses of the Oireachtas and to make recommendations where appropriate.
(2) That, after consultation with the Joint Committee, the Minister for Finance may include from time to time the names of further State-sponsored Bodies in the Schedule and, with the consent of the Joint Committee, may delete from the Schedule the names of any bodies.
(3) That, if so requested by a State-sponsored Body, the Joint Committee shall refrain from publishing confidential information regarding that Body's activities and plans.
(4) That the Joint Committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records and, subject to the consent of the Minister for Finance, to engage the services of persons with specialist or technical knowledge to assist it for the purpose of particular inquiries.
(5) That the Joint Committee, previous to the commencement of business, shall elect one of its members to be Chairman, who shall have only one vote.
(6) That all questions in the Joint 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.
(7) That the Joint Committee shall have power to print and publish from time to time minutes of evidence taken before it together with such related documents as it thinks fit.
(8) That every report which the Joint Committee proposes to make 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.
(9) That four members of the Joint Committee shall form a quorum, of whom at least one shall be a Member of Dáil Éireann and at least one shall be a Member of Seanad Éireann.
SCHEDULE
Aer Lingus c.p.t.
Aerlínte Éireann c.p.t.
Aer Rianta c.p.t.
Agricultural Credit Corporation p.l.c.
An Post
Arramara Teo.
Bord na gCon
Bord Gáis Éireann
Bord na Móna
Bord Telecom Éireann
B & I Line p.l.c.
Coillte Teoranta
Custom House Docks Development Authority Ltd.
Córas Iompair Éireann (including its subsidiaries Bus Éireann, Bus Átha Cliath and Iarnród Éireann)
Electricity Supply Board
Great Southern Hotels p.l.c.
Industrial Credit Corporation p.l.c.
Irish Life Assurance p.l.c.
The Irish National Stud Company Ltd.
Irish National Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Irish Steel Limited.
National Building Agency Ltd.
Racing Board
Radio Telefís Éireann
Siúicre Éireann c.p.t.
Údarás na Gaeltachta
Voluntary Health Insurance Board.".
