The Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006 was a private member's bill introduced in Seanad Éireann by Brendan Ryan to reform the statutory basis for the office of Chief Herald of Ireland.[1][2]
History
editThe bill was drafted by Michael Merrigan, co-founder of the Genealogical Society of Ireland (GSI).[2] The bill has its second reading in December 2006, but lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil and Seanad for the 2007 election.[3] The status of the herald's office had previously been the topic of an adjournment debate in 1995,[4] and was amended by the National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997,[5] legislation which the GSI regards as flawed.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Seanad debates Vol.185 c.1268". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Seanad debates Vol.185 cc.1268–98". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006 (Seanad) (PMB) (No 23 of 2006)". Oireachtas. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Seanad debates Vol.144 cc.1936–44". Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997 Irish Statute Book
- ^ "Heraldry in Ireland". Genealogical Society of Ireland. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
External links
edit- "Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006 (Seanad)(PMB)(No 23 of 2006)". Oireachtas. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
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