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Sat 03 Mar 2007Guidelines soon on use of Oireachtas facilities for electionGuidelines are to be drawn up "as a matter of urgency" for TDs and Senators on the use of facilities and services in Leinster House once the general election is called.The Irish Timeshas learned that the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission is to appoint a senior counsel to help draw up the guidelines for elected representatives on the use of "publicly funded services and facilities" following the dissolution of the Dáil.