The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to Government is a constituent department of the Office of the Attorney General of Ireland. Parliamentary Counsel to Government draft government Bills (including Bills to amend the Constitution of Ireland, revision Bills, amendments to Bills, consolidation and restatement Bills).
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