S.I. No. 174/1983:

OIREACHTAS (TRAVELLING FACILITIES TO MEMBERS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1983.

OIREACHTAS (TRAVELLING FACILITIES TO MEMBERS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1983.

I, JOHN BOLAND, Minister for the Public Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 4 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 (No. 34 of 1938), as adapted by the Public Service (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1973 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1973 ), and after consultation with the Chairman of Dáil Éireann and the Chairman of Seanad Éireann, hereby make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Oireachtas (Travelling Facilities to Members) (Amendment) Regulations, 1983.

(2) The Oireachtas (Travelling Facilities to Members) Regulations, 1948 ( S.I. No. 46 of 1948 ), and these Regulations may be cited together as the Oireachtas (Travelling Facilities to Members) Regulations, 1948 and 1983.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 23rd day of June, 1983.

3. The Oireachtas (Travelling Facilities to Members) Regulations, 1948 ( S.I. No. 46 of 1948 ), are hereby amended by the substitution of the following Regulations for Regulations 8 and 9:

"8. A claim by a member for repayment of travelling expenses under the Acts (referred to subsequently in these Regulations as "a claim") shall be made to the appropriate officer and shall be made in such form and contain such particulars as the Minister may from time to time direct and shall be accompanied by such vouchers as the Minister may from time to time require.

9. (1) The appropriate officer--

( a ) shall ensure that the provisions of the Acts, these Regulations, and any direction or requirements of the Minister under these Regulations, in relation to a claim are complied with, and

( b ) shall, in relation to each claim that is in respect of a repayment that he considers would be in order, give a certificate to that effect.

(2) Any question or dispute (other than a question or dispute to which section 5 (6) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 , applies) concerning matters of fact in connection with a claim shall be referred to and determined by--

( a ) in case the member making the claim is a member of Dáil Éireann, the Committee on Procedure and Privileges of Dáil Éireann or, if at the time the reference falls to be made, that Committee does not stand appointed, the Chairman of Dáil Éireann,

( b ) in case the member is a member of Seanad Éireann, the Committee on Procedure and Privileges of Seanad Éireann or, if at the time the reference falls to be made, that Committee does not stand appointed, the Chairman of Seanad Éireann.

and every such determination shall be final."

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 22nd day of June, 1983.

JOHN BOLAND,

Minister for the Public Service.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These regulations amend the procedures for the processing of claims for travelling expenses by Members of the Oireachtas.