Special advisers appointment basis
Deputy Doherty questions the legal basis for appointing and backdating the Tánaiste's special advisers under SI 349/2017. The Tánaiste repeatedly says the matter was answered previously and that it was done in accordance with procedure.
I want to raise the issue of SI 349/2017. The Tánaiste is familiar with it because it is the statutory instrument that appointed her three special advisers and was signed by the Taoiseach, Deputy Leo Varadkar, on 18 July. There is no problem with that. He backdated the appointment to the date of the reshuffle on 14 June. On what legal basis were the Tánaiste's three special advisers appointed and their appointments backdated?
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That was dealt with in the House yesterday. The detailed answer was given yesterday.
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On what legal basis was the appointment of the Tánaiste's special advisers backdated?
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Leo asked us to inform on cheats-----
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-----so I want to know if there was a legal basis to do what the Government did.