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Uimhir 14 de 1964.
AN tACHT UM AN OIREACHTAS (LIÚNTAIS DO CHOMHALTAÍ) AGUS OIFIGÍ AIREACHTA AGUS PARLAIMINTE (LEASÚ), 1964
[An tiontú oifigiúil.]
CUID I
Réamhráiteach.
Gearrtheideal.
1.—Féadfar an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1964, a ghairm den Acht seo.
CUID II
Na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1962, a Leasú.
Léiriú agus comhlua.
2.—(1) Sa Chuid seo den Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “an Príomh-Acht” Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1960” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1960.
(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1964, a ghairm de na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1962, agus den Chuid seo den Acht seo le chéile.
Alt 3 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
3.—(1) Déantar leis seo na fo-ailt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-ailt (1) agus (2) d'alt 3 den Phríomh-Acht arna leasú le halt 4 d'Acht 1960:
“(1) Is é liúntas a bheidh le híoc le gach comhalta de Dháil Éireann faoin Acht seo liúntas de réir £1,500 sa bhliain is iníoctha go míosúil.
(2) Is é liúntas a bheidh le híoc le gach comhalta de Sheanad Éireann faoin Acht seo liúntas de réir £1,000 sa bhliain is iníoctha go míosúil.”
(2) Measfar an t-alt seo a theacht i ngníomh an lú lá de Mheitheamh, 1964.
Alt 4 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
4.—(1) Déantar leis seo fo-alt (1) d'alt 4 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú mar a leanas:
(a) forléireofar “Baile Átha Cliath”, i gcás comhalta a dhéanfaidh taisteal de bhóthar, mar thagairt do Theach Laighean,
(b) ní bheidh feidhm ag fomhír (i) de mhír (a) i gcás comhalta a bhfuil a dháilcheantar go hiomlán laistigh den limistéar deich míle mura rud é go bhfuil an dáilcheantar sin lasmuigh de chontae-bhuirg Bhaile Átha Cliath agus go bhfuil a ghnátháit chónaithe lasmuigh den limistéar deich míle,
(c) ní chuirfear fomhír (ii) de mhír (a), mír (b) agus mír (c) chun feidhme, i gcás comhalta a bhfuil a ghnátháit chónaithe laistigh den limistéar 10 míle, ach amháin maidir le hócáidí freastail ag an gcomhalta ar thionól—
(i) de Dháil Éireann nó de Sheanad Éireann, nó
(ii) de choiste de Dháil Éireann nó de Sheanad Éireann ar comhalta de é,
(d) ní bheidh feidhm ag fomhíreanna (iii) agus (iv) de mhír (a) i gcás comhalta a bhfuil a dháilcheantar go hiomlán laistigh den limistéar 10 míle mura rud é go bhfuil a ghnátháit chónaithe lasmuigh den limistéar sin.
(2) I bhfo-alt (1) den alt seo ciallaíonn “an limistéar 10 míle” an limistéar a bhfuil gach áit ann laistigh de 10 míle ó Theach Laighean.
Saoráidí taistil a ordú.
5.—(1) Déantar leis seo alt 2 d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) (Leasú), 1947, a aisghairm agus, ina ionad sin, achtaítear leis seo gurb iad is saoráidí taistil chun críocha an Phríomh-Achta cibé saoráidí a ordóidh an tAire Airgeadais le rialacháin.
(2) Gach rialachán a dhéanfar faoin alt seo leagfar é faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas a luaithe is féidir tar éis a dhéanta.
(3) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh cibé lá a cheapfaidh an tAire Airgeadais le hordú.
CUID III.
Na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1960, a Leasú.
Léiriú agus comhlua.
6.—(1) Sa Chuid seo den Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “an Príomh-Acht” an tAcht um Oifigí Aireachta agus Páirliminte, 1938;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1960” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1960.
(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1964, a ghairm de na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 to 1960, agus den Chuid seo den Acht seo le chéile.
Alt 3 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
7.—Déantar leis seo na fo-ailt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-ailt (1) agus (2) d'alt 3 den Phríomh-Acht, arna leasú le halt 8 d'Acht 1960:
“(1) Íocfar mar thuarastal leis an Taoiseach suim bhliantúil nach mó ná £3,300 agus íocfar mar thuarastal le gach comhalta eile den Rialtas suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £2,200.
(2) Íocfar mar thuarastal le gach Rúnaí Parlaiminte a cheaptar faoi alt 7 den Acht Airí agus Rúnaithe, 1924, agus nach ndearbhaítear, le téarmaí a cheaptha, é a bheith á cheapadh gan tuarastal, suim bhliantúil nach mó ná £1,320”.
(2) Measfar an t-alt seo agus na ceithre alt ina dhiaidh seo a theacht i ngníomh an lú lá de Mheitheamh, 1964.
Alt 4 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
8.—Déantar leis seo an t-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad alt 4 den Phríomh-Acht arna leasú le hAlt 9 d'Acht 1960:
“4. Íocfar mar thuarastal leis an Ard-Aighne suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £3,850.”
Alt 5 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
9.—Déantar leis seo an fo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (1) d'alt 5 den Phríomh-Acht arna leasú le halt 10 d'Acht 1960:
“(1) Íocfar mar thuarastal le Cathaoirleach Dháil Éireann suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £2,200, agus íocfar mar thuarastal le Leas-Chathaoirleach Dháil Éireann suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £935.”
Alt 6 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
10.—Déantar leis seo an fo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (1) d'alt 6 den Phríomh-Acht arna leasú le halt 11 d'Acht 1960:
“(1) Íocfar mar thuarastal le Cathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £1,375, agus íocfar mar thuarastal le Leas-Chathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £550.”
Alt 10 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
11.—Déantar leis seo na fo-ailt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-ailt (1) go (3) d'alt 10 den Phríomh-Acht arna leasú le halt 13 d'Acht 1960:
“(1) I gcás a mbeidh Páirtí cháilithe amháin, agus nach mbeidh níos mó ná sin ann, íocfar mar liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an Pháirtí sin suim bhliantúil £5,040.
(2) I gcás a mbeidh dhá Pháirtí cáilithe, agus nach mbeidh níos mó ná sin, ann—
(a) íocfar mar liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an chinn sin is mo líon i nDáil Éireann de na Páirtithe cáilithe suim bhliantúil £3,360, agus
(b) íocfar mar liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an Pháirtí cháilithe eile suim bhliantúil £1,680.
(3) I gcás a mbeidh trí Pháirtí cháilithe nó níos mó ann—
(a) íocfar mar liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an chinn sin is mó líon i nDáil Éireann de na Páirtithe cáilithe suim bhliantúil £2,520,
(b) íocfar mar liúntas le haghaidh costas le gach duine de Threoraithe na bPáirtithe cáilithe eile suim bhliantúil £2,520 arna roinnt ar uimhir na bPáirtithe cáilithe eile.”
Number 14 of 1964.
OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) AND MINISTERIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section |
Preliminary
Amendment of Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1962
Amendment of Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1960
Acts Referred to | |
1938, No. 34. | |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 | 1960, No. 12. |
1947, No. 23. | |
1938, No. 38. | |
1924, No. 16. | |
Number 14 of 1964.
OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) AND MINISTERIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964
PART I
Preliminary
Short title.
1.—This Act may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1964.
PART II
Amendment of Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1962
Interpretation and collective citation.
2.—(1) In this Part of this Act—
“the Principal Act” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938;
“the Act of 1960” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960.
(2) The Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1962, and this Part of this Act may be cited together as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1964.
Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.
3.—(1) The following subsections are hereby substituted for subsections (1) and (2) of section 3 of the Principal Act as amended by section 4 of the Act of 1960:
“(1) The allowance to be paid to each member of Dáil Éireann under this Act shall be an allowance at the rate of £1,500 per annum payable monthly.
(2) The allowance to be paid to each member of Seanad Éireann under this Act shall be an allowance at the rate of £1,000 per annum payable monthly.”
(2) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1964.
Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act.
4.—(1) Subsection (1) of section 4 of the Principal Act is hereby amended as follows:
(a) the word “Dublin” shall, in the case of a member travelling by road, be construed as referring to Leinster House,
(b) subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) shall not apply in the case of a member whose constituency is wholly within the ten mile area unless that constituency is outside the county borough of Dublin and his normal place of residence is outside the 10 mile area,
(c) the application of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a), of paragraph (b) and of paragraph (c) shall, in the case of a member whose normal place of residence is within the 10 mile area, be restricted to occasions of attendance by the member at a meeting of—
(i) Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann, or
(ii) a committee of Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann of which he is a member,
(d) subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (a) shall not apply in the case of a member whose constituency is wholly within the 10 mile area unless his normal place of residence is outside that area.
(2) In subsection (1) of this section “the 10 mile area” means the area all places in which are within 10 miles from Leinster House.
Prescription of travelling facilities.
5.—(1) Section 2 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act, 1947, is hereby repealed and, in lieu thereof, it is hereby enacted that travelling facilities for the purposes of the Principal Act shall be such facilities as may be prescribed by the Minister for Finance by regulations.
(2) Every regulation made under this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made.
(3) This section shall come into operation on such day as the Minister for Finance appoints by order.
PART III
Amendment of Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1960
Interpretation and collective citation.
6.—(1) In this Part of this Act—
“the Principal Act” means the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938;
“the Act of 1960” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960.
(2) The Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1960, and this Part of this Act may be cited together as the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1964.
Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.
7.—(1) The following subsections are hereby substituted for subsections (1) and (2) of section 3 of the Principal Act as amended by section 8 of the Act of 1960:
“(1) There shall be paid to the Taoiseach an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £3,300 and to each other member of the Government an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £2,200.
(2) There shall be paid an annual sum by way of salary, not exceeding the sum of £1,320, to every Parliamentary Secretary appointed under section 7 of the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924, who shall not, by the terms of his appointment, be declared to be appointed without salary.”
(2) This section and the next four sections shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1964.
Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act.
8.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 4 of the Principal Act as amended by section 9 of the Act of 1960:
“4. There shall be paid to the Attorney General an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £3,850.”
Amendment of section 5 of Principal Act.
9.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (1) of section 5 of the Principal Act as amended by section 10 of the Act of 1960:
“(1) There shall be paid to the Chairman of Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £2,200, and to the Deputy Chairman of Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £935.”
Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act.
10.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (1) of section 6 of the Principal Act as amended by section 11 of the Act of 1960:
“(1) There shall be paid to the Chairman of Seanad Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £1,375, and to the Deputy Chairman of Seanad Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £550.”
Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.
11.—The following subsections are hereby substituted for subsections (1) to (3) of section 10 of the Principal Act as amended by section 13 of the Act of 1960:
“(1) Where there is one qualified Party and not more, there shall be paid to the Leader of that Party an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £5,040.
(2) Where there are two qualified Parties and not more—
(a) there shall be paid to the Leader of that one of the qualified Parties which is of the greater numerical strength in Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £3,360, and
(b) there shall be paid to the Leader of the other qualified Party an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £1,680.
(3) Where there are three or more qualified Parties—
(a) there shall be paid to the Leader of that one of the qualified Parties which is of the greatest numerical strength in Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £2,520,
(b) there shall be paid to each of the Leaders of the other qualified Parties an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £2,520 divided by the number of the other qualified Parties.”