I move:
That, pursuant to subsection (2)(b)(v) (inserted by section 2 of the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 (No. 31 of 2001)), of section 21 of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995 (No. 22 of 1995), Dáil Éireann approves the proposed appointment by the Government of Mr. Liam Kavanagh (being a former member of Dáil Éireann and not being a representative of the European Parliament) to be an ordinary member of the Standards in Public Office Commission;
That, pursuant to subsection (2A) (inserted by section 2 of the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 (No. 31 of 2001)), of section 21 of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995 (No. 22 of 1995), Dáil Éireann recommends the appointment of Mr. Justice Matthew P. Smith, a Judge of the High Court, by the President on the advice of the Government to be the chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission;
That, pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (d) of section 29(1) of the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 (No. 31 of 2001), it be hereby declared that that Act, in so far as it relates to–
(a) Dáil Éireann and its members,
(b) the Clerk of Dáil Éireann,
(c) committees of Dáil Éireann and their members and clerks,
(d) joint committees of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann and their members and clerks, and
(e) subcommittees of any of the committees aforesaid and their members and clerks,
shall come into operation on the tenth day of December, 2001;
be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service, in accordance with paragraph (2)(a)(v) of the Orders of Reference of that Committee, which shall, not later than 6th December, 2001, send a message to the Dáil in the manner prescribed in Standing Order 79B, and Standing Order 79A(2) shall accordingly apply.