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IMEACHTA AN CHOISTE.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE.

Dé Céadaoin, 25° Abrán, 1934.

Wednesday, 25th April, 1934.

1. Chruinnigh an Coiste ar 11 a.m.

2. I láthair: An Cathaoirleach (i gCeannas), an Leas-Chathaoirleach, Siobhán Bean an Phaoraigh, Séamus Dubhglas, Tomás Mac Eoin, Muiris O Mórdha, Brian O Ruairc agus Risteárd Mac Liam.

3. Do breithníodh Dréacht-Thuarasgabháil an Chathaoirligh.

Tairisgint déanta (Tomás Mac Eoin):

“That sections 15 to 21, inclusive, be deleted.”

Chuaidh an Coiste i gcomhairle. Do cinneadh breithniú alt 15 go 21 go huile do chur ar ath-ló agus an chuid eile den tuarasgabháil do bhreithniú ina halt agus ina halt.

(i) Alt 1.

Leasú tairgthe (Séamus Dubhglas):

“To delete the words ‘There is no doubt that”’.

Ceist curtha, agus aontuithe.

Alt 1, mar a leasuíodh, aontuithe.

(ii) Alt 2 aontuithe.

(iii) Alt 3.

Leasú tairgthe (Séamus Dubhglas):

“To delete sub-section (3).”

Ceist curtha agus aontuithe.

(iv) Ailt 4 go 7, go huile, aontuithe.

(v) Alt 8.

Leasú tairgthe (Séamus Dubhglas):

To delete the section and to substitute the following new section therefor:—

“(8) On the 16th February the Clerk informed the Superintendent of the Oireachtas of the Cathaoirleach’s order. The Superintendent informed the Clerk of the Dáil, who directed him to await instructions from him before doing anything definite. The Superintendent stated in his evidence that the Clerk of the Dáil added that, where the Superintendent was concerned, the orders of the Clerk of the Dáil would override all others, whether from the Cathaoirleach or the Clerk of the Seanad (Qq. 280-284, 346, 347); but this part of the Superintendent’s evidence is questioned by the Clerk of the Dáil (see paragraphs 23 and 24 below).”

Ceist curtha agus aontuithe.

(vi) Ailt 9 go 14, go huile, aontuithe.

(vii) Ailt 22 agus 23, aontuithe.

(viii) Alt 24.

Leasú tairgthe (Séamus Dubhglas):

To delete the second sentence of paragraph 1 and to substitute therefor the following:—

“That is to say, he admits that he instructed the Superintendent not to admit visitors wearing blue uniform shirts even though they had cards of admission to the Seanad and that, knowing that the Superintendent could not see his way to disobey the Cathaoirleach’s order, he instructed him to inform the Minister for Defence, who had no authority in the matter, of all the facts.”

Ceist curtha agus aontuithe.

(ix) Alt 24, mar do leasuíodh, aontuithe.

(x) Alt 25 aontuithe.

(xi) Alt 26.

Leasú tairgthe (Séamus Dubhglas):

To delete the words “any Second Chamber” and to substitute therefor the words ‘an independent Second Chamber.”

Ceist curtha, agus aontuithe.

(xii) Alt 26, mar do leasuíodh, aontuithe.

(xiii) Alt 27 aontuithe.

(xiv) Alt 28 curtha ar ath-ló.

(xv) Alt 29 curtha ar ath-ló.

(xvi) Alt 30.

Leasú tairgthe (Tomás Mac Eoin):

To delete all after the words “present breach” down to the end of the section.

Ceist curtha agus aontuithe.

(xvii) Alt 30, mar do leasuíodh, aontuithe.

(xviii) Alt 31 aontuithe.

5. Chinn an Coiste an chuid den tuarasgabháil go raibh aontuithe ina taobh do chur go dtí baill an Choiste i gcóir an chéad chruinnithe eile.

6. Chuaidh an Coiste ar ath-ló 1.30 p.m. go dtí Dé Céadaoin, 2° Bealtaine.