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Chairperson of Commission.
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7.—(1) The Chairman of Dáil Éireann is the chairperson of the Commission and is to ensure that it performs its functions efficiently.
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(2) There shall be a deputy chairperson of the Commission (“the deputy chairperson”).
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(3)(a) As soon as may be after the establishment day, the chairperson shall appoint in writing a member of the Commission, other than the Secretary General, to be the deputy chairperson.
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(b) The deputy chairperson shall act as chairperson of the Commission if the chairperson is unable to perform his or her functions.
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(c) The Commission may appoint a member of the Commission, other than the Secretary General, to be the deputy chairperson where—
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(i) the chairperson is unable to perform his or her functions and has not appointed a member of the Commission under subsection (3)(a),
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(ii) both the chairperson and the person appointed under subsection (3)(a) are unable to perform the functions of chairperson, or
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(iii) the office of Chairman of Dáil Éireann is vacant.
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