Seanad Éireann - Volume 101 - 29 June, 1983

Joint Committee on Commercial State-Sponsored Bodies: Message from Dáil.

Dáil Éireann has made the following Order:—

1. That a Select Committee consisting of 7 members of Dáil Éireann (none of whom shall be a member of the Government or a Minister of State) be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee to be appointed by Seanad Éireann to form a Joint Committee (which shall be called the Joint Committee on Commercial State-Sponsored Bodies) to examine the Reports and Accounts and overall operational results of State-sponsored Bodies engaged in trading or commercial activities referred to in the Schedule hereto and to report thereon to both Houses of the Oireachtas and to make recommendations where appropriate.

2. That, after consultation with the Joint Committee, the Minister for the Public Service with the agreement of the Minister for Finance may include from time to time the names of further State-sponsored Bodies in the Schedule and, with the consent of the Joint Committee and the Minister for Finance, may delete from the Schedule the names of any bodies.

3. That, if so requested by a State-sponsored Body, the Joint Committee shall refrain from publishing confidential information regarding the Body's activities and plans.

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4. That the Joint Committee shall [248] have power to send for persons, papers and records and, subject to the consent of the Minister for the Public Service, to engage the services of persons with specialist or technical knowledge to assist it for the purpose of particular inquiries.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. That the Joint Committee shall have power to print and publish from time to time minutes of evidence taken before it together with such related documents as it thinks fit.

8. 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.

9. That 4 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.

Schedule

Aer Lingus, Teoranta

Aerlínte Éireann, Teoranta

Aer Rianta, Teoranta

The Agricultural Credit Corporation Limited

Arramara Teoranta

Bord na Móna

British and Irish Steam Packet Company Limited

Ceimicí Teoranta

Comhlucht Siúicre Éireann, Teoranta

Córas Iompair Éireann

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[249] Electricity Supply Board

Fóir Teoranta

Industrial Credit Company Limited

The Irish Gas Board

Irish Life Assurance Company Limited

Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited

The Irish National Stud Company Limited

Irish Shipping Limited

Irish Steel Limited

National Building Agency Limited

Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta

Óstlanna Iompair Éireann Teoranta

Radio Telefís Éireann

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Voluntary Health Insurance Board.

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