Select Committee on Legislation and Security of Dáil Éireann (Privilege and Immunity) Act, 1994

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Section 1

Definitions.

Section 2

Privileges and immunities of witnesses, etc. before the committee.

Section 3

Protection of rights, etc. of witnesses and other persons.

Section 4

Subcommittee.

Section 5

Short title, commencement and cesser.

SCHEDULE Number 32 of 1994 SELECT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND SECURITY OF DÁIL ÉIREANN (PRIVILEGE AND IMMUNITY) ACT, 1994 AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION REGARDING PRIVILEGE AND IMMUNITY OF WITNESSES BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND SECURITY OF DÁIL ÉIREANN IN THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN OF ITS FUNCTIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [14th December, 1994] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Definitions.

1.—In this Act— “the committee” means the Select Committee on Legislation and Security of Dáil Éireann while engaged in the performance of the functions specified in relation to it in an order of Dáil Éireann made on the 6th day of December, 1994, the text of which order is set out in the Schedule to this Act, or any other functions relating to those functions specified in relation to it in an order of Dáil Éireann; “document” includes thing; “evidence” includes the expression of an opinion, belief, intention or allegation.

Privileges and immunities of witnesses, etc. before the committee.

2.—(1) A person whose evidence has been, is being or is to be given before the committee or who, at its request, produces or sends a document to the committee shall be entitled to the same privileges and immunities as if the person were a witness before the High Court and the document shall be privileged.

Protection of rights, etc. of witnesses and other persons.

3.—The committee shall take all steps which in the opinion of the committee are necessary to protect and vindicate the good name, character and other constitutional rights of witnesses and other persons.

Subcommittee.

4.—(1) The Select Committee on Legislation and Security of Dáil Éireann (in this section referred to as “the committee”) may appoint a subcommittee consisting of such members of the committee as it may determine.

Short title, commencement and cesser.

5.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Select Committee on Legislation and Security of Dáil Éireann (Privilege and Immunity) Act, 1994.

SCHEDULE Order of Dáil Éireann made on 6th December, 1994

Section 1

. “(1) That the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be suspended today pursuant to Standing Order 143 for the particular purposes of hearing statements and the answering of members' questions to the Taoiseach and to each Minister involved in meetings of Ministers on 11th, 13th and 14th November, 1994, on the circumstances surrounding: (a) the appointment of the President of the High Court on Friday, 11th November, 1994; (b) the request on Sunday, 13th November, 1994, from the Taoiseach and the Minister for Justice to the Attorney General to re-examine all details of the Brendan Smyth case; (c) the alleged request from the Taoiseach to the then President of the High Court to resign on Monday, 14th November, 1994; (d) the draft reply and covering letter provided to the Taoiseach by the Attorney General in advance of the Dáil debate on Tuesday, 15th November, 1994, on the issue of the prior application of section 50 of the Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1987 , and the identification of all persons involved in, or approving, the draft reply and covering letter; and (e) the identification of all those involved in the preparation of the Taoiseach's Dáil speech for Tuesday, 15th November, 1994; and

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