Francis Noel Duffy — 2021-11-16

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Authorisation to Instruct Legal Representatives: Motion

GP Francis Noel Duffy · Dublin South-West

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I move: That Dáil Éireann, pursuant to section 4(2)(f) (iv) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003-2018, hereby authorises the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to defend proceedings initiated against Dáil Éireann and to instruct legal counsel in that regard in the matter of Gerard Hutch v. the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Minister for Justice, Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann, Ireland and the Attorney General (High Court: 2021/898/JR).

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I move:

That Dáil Éireann, pursuant to section 4(2)(f) (iv) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003-2018, hereby authorises the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to defend proceedings initiated against Dáil Éireann and to instruct legal counsel in that regard in the matter of Gerard Hutch v. the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Minister for Justice, Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann, Ireland and the Attorney General (High Court: 2021/898/JR).