Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006

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

The 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
  1. "Seanad debates Vol.185 c.1268". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. "Seanad debates Vol.185 cc.1268–98". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. "Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006 (Seanad) (PMB) (No 23 of 2006)". Oireachtas. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. "Seanad debates Vol.144 cc.1936–44". Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  5. National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997 Irish Statute Book
  6. "Heraldry in Ireland". Genealogical Society of Ireland. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.


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