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New Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Information Communication Technology

  • 09-04-2005 11:44am
    #1
    De Rebel
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    A new Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Information Communication Technology is being formed. It will be a sub committee of the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Noel O'Flynn's group).

    Establishment of Sub-Committee on Information Communication Technology
    At its meeting on 27 November, 2002, the Joint Committee established a sub-Committee as follows:

    Sub-Committee on Information Communication Technology (7 Members)

    Copies of the relevant Orders of the Committee are attached.

    Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
    Order Establishing a sub-Committee 27 November 2002
    1. “That-

    (a) a sub-Committee (to be called the sub-Committee on Information Communication Technology) be established to consider issues in relation to information communications technology which are referred to it, from time to time, by the Joint Committee.

    (b) the sub-Committee shall report to the main Committee not later than three months from the date of any matter being referred to it ;.
    (c) the sub-Committee shall consist of 7 Members:

    (d) the quorum of the sub-Committee shall be three,

    (e) in relation to the matters specifically referred to it in paragraph (a) above, the sub-Committee shall have only those functions of the Joint Committee which are set out in sub-paragraphs (2)(a)(i) and (ii) (Dáil) and in sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (ii) (Seanad) of the Joint Committee’s Orders of Reference;

    (f) the sub-Committee shall have all the powers of the Joint Committee, namely, those contained in Standing Order 81(1), (2) and (4) to (9) (Dáil) and in Standing Order 65 (1), (2) and (4) to (9) (Seanad) : provided that the powers to print and publish evidence, to travel and to engage persons with specialist or technical knowledge shall, in each case, be subject to the approval of the Joint Committee.”
    In actual fact the committee has been meeting for some years, it is now being put on a statuatory footing. The current membership is

    Deputies:
    Martin Brady (FF)
    Tommy Broughan (Lab)
    Bernard J. Durkan (FG)
    Denis O’Donovan (FF)
    Noel O’Flynn (FF) (Chairman)
    Eamon Ryan (GP)

    Senators:
    Senator Brendan Kenneally (FF)


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