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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 30 Apr 2025

Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees: Motion

I move:

That-

(1) the Select Committees as contained in the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled "Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees", laid before Dáil Éireann on 30th April, 2025, are hereby appointed pursuant to Standing Order 102, with the Orders of Reference as contained in the report, including the remit, powers, number of members and quorum of each Committee; and

(2) each Select Committee listed in the report shall be joined with a Select Committee appointed by Seanad Éireann to form a Joint Committee, to carry out the functions set out in Standing Order 103, other than at paragraph (5) thereof: provided that, pending the appointment of Select Committees by Seanad Éireann, Select Committees may consider all matters set out in Standing Order 103 and otherwise in their Orders of Establishment and shall have the relevant powers as defined in Standing Order 104 for those purposes.

I move amendment No. 1:

In paragraph (1), to insert the following after "quorum of each Committee":

“, save that the footnote ‘ 3 National Security encompasses cyber-defence, sub-sea critical infrastructure and related hybrid threats’ on page 5 be deleted.”.

Amendment put.

We will move the vote on the amendment to the weekly division time.

Cuireadh an Dáil ar fionraí ar 1.30 p.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 2.31 p.m.
Sitting suspended at 1.30 p.m. and resumed at 2.31 p.m.
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