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Forum on Parliamentary Privilege publishes report

23 Feb 2018, 17.01

Members of the Forum on Parliamentary Privilege

The Forum on Parliamentary Privilege has published its report to the Ceann Comhairle.

The forum was established by the Ceann Comhairle in summer 2017 to examine the operation of privilege in Dáil Éireann. The forum examined the factors impacting on the operation of privilege in the Dáil, including the provisions of the Constitution and the provisions of Standing Orders. The forum also examined the operation of parliamentary privilege in other jurisdictions, and a range of submissions on the subject of privilege, made by parliamentarians and others.

The report makes 12 recommendations designed to support and enhance the operation of our parliament.

To read the report, visit the web page of the Forum on Parliamentary Privilege.

Pictured, left to right, are the members of the forum Conleth Bradley SC, Professor David Farrell, Mary Hanafin and Conor Brady.

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