PART II

Amendment of Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1968

2. —(1) In this Part of this Act—

“the Principal Act” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 ;

“the Act of 1964” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1964 .

(2) The collective citation, the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1968, shall include this Part of this Act.

3. —(1)The following subsections are hereby substituted for subsections (1) and (2) of section 3 of the Principal Act as amended by section 3 of the Act of 1964:

“(1) The allowance to be paid to each member of Dáil Éireann under this Act shall be an allowance at the rate of £2,500 per annum payable monthly.

(2) The allowance to be paid to each member of Seanad Éireann under this Act shall be an allowance at the rate of £1,500 per annum payable monthly.”

(2) This section shall come into operation on the date of the passing of this Act.