Joint Committee on Co-operation with Developing Countries: Message from Dáil.
Dáil Éireann has passed the following Resolution in which the concurrence of Seanad Éireann is desired:—
(1) That it is expedient that a Joint Committee of both Houses of the Oireachtas (which shall be called the Joint Committee on Co-operation with Developing Countries) be established consisting of 11 members of Dáil Éireann and 7 members of Seanad Éireann (none of whom shall be a member of the Government or a Minister of State) to examine:
such aspects of
(a) Ireland's relations with developing countries in the fields of development co-operation, and
(b) the Government's Official Development Assistance programme,
as the Joint Committee may select and to report thereon to both Houses of the Oireachtas
(2) That provision be made for the appointment of substitutes to act for members of the Joint Committee who are unable to attend particular meetings.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) That 5 members of the Joint Committee shall form a quorum of whom at least 1 shall be a member of Dáil Éireann and at least 1 shall be a member of Seanad Éireann.