S.L. const.2 Art. 159Members absent without leave.

(1) If a Member is absent during the whole of a parliamentary day without leave of absence, he shall be liable to an administrative penalty. The administrative penalty shall amount to fifty euro (€50) and shall apply to all Members of Parliament, including Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries.

(2) The administrative penalties due shall be paid to the Clerk of the House within six months from when they become due and after the lapse of that period the Clerk of the House may demand the payment of the said penalties as a civil debt. For the purposes of this standing order "parliamentary day" means a day during which parliamentary work is carried out and which consists of a sitting or more of the House, or of such sitting or sittings and work of Parliamentary Committees.