The Dublin Transportation Office (Establishment) Order (Amendment) Order, 1999

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 337/1999

The Minister for the Environment and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1971 (No. 6 of 1971) hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Dublin Transportation Office (Establishment) Order (Amendment) Order, 1999.

2. The Dublin Transportation Office (Establishment) Order, 1995, as amended by the Dublin Transportation (Establishment) Order (Amendment) Order 1997, is hereby amended by the substitution for articles 2, 5 and 12 of the following articles:

“2. In this Order

“designated body” means—

(a) the Minister

(b) the Minister for Public Enterprise

(c) the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin,

(d) the councils of the administrative counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath, South Dublin and Wicklow,

(e) Coras Iompair Éireann;

“DTI Strategy” means the integrated transportation strategy recommended in the final report of the Dublin Transportation Initiative or any other strategy approved of by the Government amending or replacing that strategy.

“the Minister” means the Minister for the Environment and Local Government;

“the Office” means the body established under article 3 of this Order.”.

“5. (1) The business of the Office shall be conducted by a committee (to be known as the Steering Committee) appointed by the Minister and consisting of the following members:

(a) a chairperson nominated by the Minister,

(b) an officer of the Minister,

(c) an officer of the Minister for Public Enterprise,

(d) an officer of the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin,

(e) the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Manager,

(f) the Fingal County Manager,

(g) the South Dublin County Manager,

(h) the Kildare County Manager or the Meath County Manager or the Wicklow County Manager,

(i) two persons nominated by Córas Iompair Eireann,

(j) an Assistant Commissioner of the Garda Siochána,

(k) 2 members of the Advisory Committee nominated by that Committee,

(l) the Director of the Office,

(m) the Chief Executive of the National Roads Authority, and

(n) 2 other persons nominated by the Minister and who in the opinion of the Minister, have wide experience and competence in relation to transport, industrial, commercial, financial, or environmental matters, or the organisation of works

(2) Members of the Steering Committee shall hold office for such period (not exceeding five years) as the Minister may specify unless they sooner die, resign by letter addressed to the Minister or, where appropriate, cease to hold an office specified in sub-article (1).

(3) The Steering Committee may act notwithstanding a vacancy among its members.

(4) The quorum for a meeting of the Steering Committee...