I wish to correct a printer's error in No. 1 on the Order Paper, namely, the omission of the name of the Leader, Senator Cassidy, at the end of the item.
Standards in Public Office Commission: Motion.
I move:
That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approve the following proposals:–
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), Seanad 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), Seanad 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) Seanad Éireann and its members,
(b) the Clerk of Seanad Éireann,
(c) committees of Seanad Éireann and their members and clerks,
(d) joint committees of Seanad Éireann and Dáil Éireann and their members and clerks, and
(e) subcommittees of any of the committees aforesaid and their members and clerks,
shall come into operation of the tenth day of December, 2001;
be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service, in accordance with paragraph (1) (Seanad) of the Orders of Reference of that Committee, which shall, not later than 6th December, 2001, send a message to the Seanad in the manner prescribed in Standing Order 67, and Standing Order 69(2) shall accordingly apply."
Question put and agreed to.
Nos. 3 to 5, inclusive, seem to be somewhat similar.
Those motions will come before the House when the committee reports back.
Could we have a short debate on them when the committee reports back?