Section 3 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act 1992 is amended-

(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of-

(i) "a sum" for "an annual sum", and

(ii) "final settlement" for "full settlement",

and

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

"(2) An allowance shall be payable-

(a) monthly in respect of periods for which the person concerned is paid an annual sum by way of salary under section 2 of the Act of 1938 (as amended by section 2 of this Act), or

(b) in the case of expenses referred to in subsection (1) that are incurred on a once-off basis, in a lump sum.".