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SEANAD EIREANN.

Tuarasgabháil ón gCoiste ar Artiogail 21 agus 23 den Bhun Reacht agus ar an socrú chun Oifigigh an tSeanaid do cheapa agus do dhíol.

(Interim Report of Committee on Articles 21 and 23 of the Constitution and suggested appointments and remuneration of Officers of the Seanad.)

This Committee was appointed by resolutions of the Seanad adopted on the 13th December, 1922, in the following terms :—

(a) “That a Committee be appointed from Seanad Eireann to find in accordance with Articles 21 and 23 of the Constitution and to report on their suggested arrangements for appointments, remuneration, etc. of Seanad Officials.”

(b) That the Committee so called be composed as follows:—Senators Sir T. Grattan Esmonde, A. Jameson, Sir John Griffith, J. J. Parkinson, O. St. J. Gogarty, T. Farren, T. Westropp Bennett, Mrs. Wyse Power, M. O’Dea, Col. Moore, E. MacLysaght.

In pursuance of these resolutions the Committee met on December 13th and decided to make the following recommendations :—

(a) That the remuneration payable to the Cathaoirleach, the Leas-Chathaorleach, and the Members of Seanad Eireann shall be the same as may be fixed by the Dáil for the Ceann Comhairle, Leas-Cheann Comhairle and Members of the Dáil.

(b) That first-class vouchers or season tickets to and from the homes of Senators be provided.

The Committee making these recommendations acted in consultation with President Cosgrave, Minister of Finance, who kindly attended the meeting of the Committee.

(Sighnithe)	OLIVER ST. J. GOGARTY.
	J. J. PARKINSON.
	JOHN P. GRIFFITH.
	MAURICE MOORE.
	ANDREW JAMESON.
	SIOBHÁN BEAN AN PHAORAIGH.
	MICHEAL O’DEA.

On December 14th, the resolution of the Seanad added the names of Lord Glenavy and James G. Douglas to the list of members of the Committee, and meetings of the Committee thus enlarged were held on December 14th, December 29th, 1922 ; January 4th, January 5th, and January 9th, 1923.

It was decided to make the following recommendations to the Seanad :—

(a) That a Clerk, Assistant Clerk, and Second Assistant Clerk, the latter to act also as Secretary to the Cathaoirleach, be appointed, and that the commencing remuneration to these officials be as follows :—

Clerk	...	£1,000 per annum.
Assistant Clerk	...	700 per annum.
Second Assistant
Clerk	...	500 per annum.

(b) That Major-General Dalton be appointed Clerk ; that Donal J. O’Sullivan be appointed Assistant Clerk ; and Diarmuid Coffey Second Assistant Clerk and Secretary to the Cathaoirleach.

(c) That the appointment and terms of office of any minor officials that may be required, be left to the Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach, and that the appointment of all the above-named officials be in the first instance for one year only.

(d) That the reporting of the proceedings of the Seanad be arranged jointly with the Dáil, with a joint Editor of the Official Reports of both Houses. The Editor and Staff., in matters concerning the reporting of Seanad proceedings, to act under the control of the Clerk of the Seanad.

NOTE.—Senators Moore and Farren signed subject to their dissent from the recommendation as to Clerkship.

(Sighnithe)	GLENAVY.
	JAMES G. DOUGLAS.
	OLIVER ST, J. GOGARTY.
	MICHEAL O’DEA.
	ANDREW JAMESON.
	JOHN P. GRIFFITH.
	SIOBHÁN BEAN AN PHAORAIGH.
	MAURICE MOORE.
	J. J. PARKINSON.
	THOS. FARREN.

9th January, 1923.