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INDEX.

[References are to Questions in the Minutes of Evidence, save where stated.]

Agriculture,—penalties collected under the Corn Production Act, 1917, applied to erect a Domestic Economy School in Navan, question of conformity with provisions of the Act, 1081-1086,—fees received in respect of cattle export licences, profit to Exchequer over the cost of the service, 1087-1095,—financial position of the service for the improvement of the Creamery Industry, Appendix XII, 1096-1098,— developments in the scheme for guaranteeing the price of oats and barley, 1100-1101,—repayment of advances made in connection with the scheme of credit for seed wheat, 1102,—subhead provides for purchase of butter for export only, 1103, Report, Par. 17—Acts relating to regulation of export of eggs and butter, accounts rendered only with respect of eggs, butter account being considered by Department of Finance; financial statement as regards the egg export, which went to Germany, 1105-1109, 1111-1114,—position as regards the butter export, 1110,—Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep Acts; persons whose salaries are charged against this subhead, 1116-1117; financial details of the Roscrea Meat Factory scheme, 1118-1125; cost of animals supplied free to this Factory, 1126-1127; cost of Kerry cattle supplied to a Waterford Factory for canning, 1128-1137; ex gratia payments to companies which ceased owing to the operation of the scheme for canning beef, 1138-1141; distribution of beef to recipients of relief funds, claims by victuallers, collection of outstanding moneys due; legal proceedings taken when moneys are unpaid, counter-claims should be considered, 1141-1155; accounts in connection with the purchase of cattle for export to come before the Committee next year, 1155-1157,—levy under the Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep Acts, amount outstanding, slow recovery, legal difficulties, 1158-1161,— Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Fund, amending legislation going through, variation of statutory orders, increased reserve balance shown in the account used to raise the standard price, 1162-1170,— details of various types of activity of the Veterinary Research Station at Thorndale, Drumcondra, 1171-1193,—excess applications from prospective students for agricultural schools, 1194-1197,—educational tours for instructors in Great Britain and elsewhere, 1197-1200,— small reclamation schemes carried out in congested areas with a few exceptions, 1201-1215,—basis of calculation of the grant to the I.A.O.S., 1216-1219,—breeding of Irish draught horses and hunter stallions, 1222-1223,—desirability of effecting a better distribution of the Department’s leaflets, 1224-1232,—recovery of loans for purchase of heifers, 1233-1236,—carriage of beet from the Cooley district, 1237,—mosaic disease in Golden Wonder potato, 1238-1245,—means of inducing farmers to destroy weeds, 1246-1247,—sampling of manures under the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1248,—Part II of Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935, not in force during the year under review, 1249,—transactions of seed merchants, 1251,—suitable tobacco not being produced, no increase in area cultivated, 1252,—decline in flax growing, possible expedients, 1253-1256.

Air Transport,—purposes for which the grant was expended; the construction of aerodromes, etc., not defrayed from this Vote, but from that for Public Works and Buildings, 711-712.

Appropriation Accounts (1935-1936), Comparison of Audited Expenditure with Exchequer Issues and General Abstract of, Appendix I.

Almond, Mr. C. S.,—See Finance, Department of.

Appendices, List of,—page 156.

Army,—misappropriation by an officer, who was allowed to operate an account, though not an impressed holder, punished by conviction and imprisonment; inquiry as to sufficiency of system of checks in the Army system, 829-858, Report, Par, 11,—further frauds by a reserve pay clerk, and a quartermaster’s clerk; former tried by court martial, delinquent retained in Army for nine months after determination of guilt, 859-869, Report, Par. 12,—misappropriation of mechanical transport stores, discharge gratuity and leave granted to a soldier who admitted falsification of documents and forgery; discharge gratuities granted to soldiers discharged on the determination of the Minister, though guilty of minor misconduct, 870-899, Report, Par 13, —retrospective decision determining a member of Army to be a “married officer” declared to be unauthorised and covering sanction given by the Department of Finance; effect of Defence Force Regulations in the devolution of financial powers, 900-907,—large nugatory payment for transport of volunteers, only 40 per cent, of whom availed of facilities, 908-910, Report, Par. 14,—cost of bread and meat at Dublin and the Curragh, 911,—contracts placed in the Gaeltacht involving considerable preference over received tenders, 912-914,— continuance of transport charges owing to delay in completing a rifle range, 915-916,—charges for occupation of certain aerodrome lands, question awaits the determination of policy with regard to aviation in this locality, 917-919. Report, Par. 15,—inventory of lands in occupation of the Army being prepared, similar activity in hands of the Board of Works, 920-923,—allocation of cost of services performed by the Army for the benefit of civil aviation not yet determined, 924-927,—volunteer clothing, losses due to non-recovery and irregular use, alteration in existing system contemplated, 927-928, Report, Par. 14,—losses due to disposal of unserviceable-sized uniforms, 929-930,—coming disposal of stocks of barrack stores, 931-936,—improvement shown in the statement of cash and store losses written off, 937-939,—military educational courses held mainly in England, 940,— difficulty in getting supplies of war equipment, purchase of certain articles through the British Government, 941-946,—large increase in the cost of fuel, light and water in kind and fuel oils, memorandum on the subject, 947-952, Appendix X,—volunteer force, position of reservists who do not report when called up, 953-959,—functions, numbers, pay of sluaighte secretaries, 960-964,—satisfactory returns in show prizes by the equitation teams, 966-967.

Army Pensions,—overpayments of military pensions made under mistake of law, sanction given to waive the recovery of these sums, 968,— considerable underpayment of military service pensions by comparison with Estimate, 969-970,—extra-statutory grants to the children of the late Thomas McDonagh, 971-974,—service pensions not receivable by any further Connaught Rangers, 975-978,—large balance to be surrendered, need for closer estimation, 979.

Chairman of the Committee,—election of, 1.

Charitable Donations and Bequests,—vacancy filled, 95.

Circuit Court,—embezzlements by officials in a Circuit Court office, other misappropriations in same area being investigated, 364-377,—large sums accruing from execution of Court Orders and Land Commission Warrants, 378-382.

Civil Service Commission,—recruitment continuing constantly for civil service positions, 625.

Codling, Mr. A. D.,—See Finance, Department of.

Commissions and Special Inquiries,—reduction in advertising expenses, reasons for this, 602-604,—continuing existence of Civil Service (Compensation) Board, 605,—work of the Interdepartmental Committee on Public Works, 605-608,—position of the work of the Tribunal of Inquiry into the Marketing of Fruit and Vegetables, 609-610,—report of Town Tenants (Occupational Tenancies) Tribunal not available, 611-612,—Report of Inquiry into Reformatory and Industrial Schools presented in the financial year under review, 612.

Committee,—election of Chairman of, 1,—Proceedings of, xxvi,—attendances of members of, Appendix XIII.

Compensation Bounties,—shortage of native sugar for sugar-manufactured articles, 427,—memorandum on the subject of mineral hydrocarbon light oils, 428-430, Appendix VII.

Comptroller and Auditor-General,—unauthorised occupation of part of Dundalk Military Barracks by a manufacturing firm, 24-29,—claims for lands occupied formerly by the Army, 58,—recovery of cost of training of candidate teachers who do not adopt the profession, 133,— loss of cost of training and of repayable advances in case of a teacher convicted in Circuit Court, 136-138,—Preparatory Colleges, boarding costs, receipts and expenditure, amount of recoverable fee, 139,— doubt as to success of legal proceedings for recovery of cost of training from persons who signed an undertaking to repay, 144,—supplementary estimate taken in connection with a case of illegal payments of salary and capitation grants formerly considered by the Committee of Public Accounts, 154,—falsification of school records, procedure in certain specific cases of irregularities, 155,—school attendance, transfer of pupils from one school to another to secure better salaries for teachers, changes in rules contemplated, 160,—calculation of interest on net amount of premiums repaid out of Pensions Fund, 167,— claims by managers in connection with heating of schools, 177,— Secondary School Scholarship to pupil from Fíor-Ghaeltacht renewed though condition not fulfilled, 193,—Glossary of Irish Words and Phrases, sanctioned as a textbook develops as a large work of reference, not suitably charged to subhead E, Secondary Education, 194-205,—maximum annual grants to Vocational Educational Committees, faulty regulations about to be amended, 208,—statutory regulations being framed to provide payments to schools providing continuation education of technical instruction, 213,—cost of Dublin Local Government Tribunal, 233,—cost of the Pearse Street Fire Tribunal falls on two Votes, 237,—unauthorised payments of housing grants made from the Vote, 239,—basis of calculation of contributions to annual loan charges under the Housing Act not uniform, 250,—expenditure on a service under the Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep Acts transferred to the Department of Local Government not authorised in the Estimate passed by the Dáil, 252,—verification of vouchers in connection with the service last mentioned, 261-262,—annual report on the Motor Tax Account, 263,—National Health Insurance, District Medical Referee Service, payments obtained on irregular vouchers, question of proceedings, 299,—principles governing the opening of a subhead for Appropriations-in-Aid in a Vote, 305, 308,—subsistence allowances paid to Gárdaí, 311,—allowances paid to Gárdaí Superintendents for garage accommodation though garages are provided, 325-336,—valuation of bread produced in Mountjoy Prison, 350-357,—misappropriations in the Circuit Court Offices, total amount involved, 364,—rebate of duty on fuel made to a person representing four different undertakings, and not apparently fulfilling the statutory conditions, 389,—recovery of sums paid for lodging allowances to attendants in Dundrum Asylum, 432,—losses borne on the Post Office Vote, 435,—ex gratia payments by the Post Office to a person who took proceedings against the Department and failed, 442-460,—ex gratia payment to a former tenant of a site in Henry Street, Dublin, payment made to mortgagees with Finance sanction, 465-467,—administration of the Post Office Factory, 486-487,—Grant-in-Aid to Inter-Parliamentary Union not fully paid out, 568,—superannuation sums, formerly in suspense accounts, now finally charged following on Superannuation Act, 1936, 631,—pension of former Dáil Eireann officer, legal question for the law officers, 633,—legal question regarding the pension of an officer removed from office under section 7 of the Superannuation Act, 1859, 636-647,—payments under the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1920, 651,—terms of repayment of advances for Electrical Battery development not yet determined, 676,—suggests that Mr. Twomey should answer on Vote for Export Bounties and Subsidies, 680,—suggests that the very large payments from the Contingency Fund should be put before Dáil in Supplementary Estimate as soon as possible, 710,—payment of £16,651 13s. 2d. has been vouched and found chargeable to subhead J—Production of Industrial Alcohol, since writing of the report, 723,—delay and difficulties in the erection of Industrial Alcohol Factories and consequent claim of supervising company for losses incurred, 733-752,—improvement in rate of exchange for our currency has resulted in saving in subheads dealing with Loss on Exchange and Contributing towards Expenses of the International Labour Organisation if both taken together, 766,—suggests that amount of deductions be made from receipts from certain local authorities under the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933, should be certified by the Local Government Auditor, 779-780,—unemployment assistance overpaid in certain pension cases, 780,—payment of rent for Legation premises in Madrid and question of furniture, 806-812,—charge by representative in connection with same Legation’s living equipment, 813,—presumes that the question of whether a document is valid with or without a stamp is settled, 819,—affixing stamps for fees collected abroad for passport, etc., services, 822-3,—non-observance of regulations resulting in misappropriation by an officer of the forces, 829-858,—a further case, 859-869,—payment of gratuities on discharges on determination of the Minister, 885-899,—extra-statutory payments for lodging, etc., allowances by the Minister for Defence, 900-907,—difficulty of estimating the number of volunteers who would attend for parades, 908-910,— question of an agreement for aerodrome lands used for military aviation and of the collection of fees, 918-919,—incidence of charges for additional expenditure in connection with aviation, 924-927,— refers to losses resulting from permitting volunteers to retain articles of kit, 928,—annual statement of losses written off, 937-939,—writing off of Land Commission costs and expenses irrecoverable, 980,981,— repayment of advances for reclamation schemes, 985-987,—audit of accounts of Church Temporalities Fund, 998,—allowances to foresters for the use of their own bicycles, 1006-1008,—no refund of part of purchase price for lands of less than stipulated area, 1028-1031,— sums under-deducted from the wages of insured workers in Rural Industrial centres, 1054-1056,—grant towards new school of Rural Domestic Economy, 1081-1086,—variation in the charge in connection with expenses incurred in distribution of cattle export licences, 1087-1095,—accounts for exports of butter and eggs, 1103,—compensation to company for extension of its factory to meet supply of cattle not forthcoming, 1118-1125,—is now in possession of accounts for purchase of cattle for canning, 1123-1137,—claims by victuallers for beef distrition to unemployed, etc., 1141-1154,—accounts of purchase of cattle for export received, 1155-1157,—bounties on exports of creamery butter, 1162-1170,—contribution to a Board of Conservators for a prosecution for illegal fishing, 1257-1260,—advances for general development by the Sea Fisheries Association, 1264-1265,—subsidy in addition to bounty on export, 1299,—sale of butter on home market charged to Vote on Export Bounties, 1319-1322,—national insurance office audit transport charges, 1349-1351.

Comptroller and Auditor-General Vote,—expenditure for porterage of parcels, 1349-1351.

Connolly, Mr. J.,—Office of Public Works, 1-10,—Public Works and Buildings, 11-79,—Haulbowline Dockyard, 80-94.

Contingency Fund, Repayments to,—supplementary estimate to recoup the Fund are generally not presented till the year is well advanced; suggestion that in the case of certain large amounts the estimate should be taken at once, 706-710.

Creameries, Purchase of,—see under Agriculture.

Dagg, Mr. T. S. C.,—see under Finance, Department of.

Dáil Eireann External Loans, Repayment of,—loans all paid off and accounts submitted for audit, 681-683,—statute-barred claims cannot be paid, 684-686.

Deegan, Mr. M.,—Lands, 981-1005,—Forestry, 1006-1047,—Gaeltacht Services, 1048-1079.

Dublin Greyhound and Sports Company, Compensation to,—matter fully discussed in the Dáil, 705.

Duffy, Mr. J. A.,—National Health Insurance, 299-302.

Dundrum Asylum,—overpayments of lodging allowances, total amount assessed, arrangements for recovery, 432-433,—allowances and gratuities to patients, 434.

Education, Primary,—satisfactory interdepartmental agreements regarding procedure for recovery of cost of training of student teachers, lists of cases being prepared, 133-135,—abandonment of claim in case of student convicted by the Circuit Court; change in the form of agreement signed by candidate-teachers, 136-138,—Preparatory Colleges, etc., cost per head of the students; farms and gardens accounts, 139,— agreement not reached between Departments as to the maximum fee payable in Preparatory Colleges, 139,—increasing influx of Gaeltacht candidates reduced the average fee in these colleges, 140-143,—legal proceedings for recovery of fees doubtful in certain cases, 144-146,— attitude of Department of Finance towards candidates for Civil Service appointments who have abandoned teaching profession after receiving training at State expense, 147-153,—regularisation of former illegal payment to a teacher effected by a Supplementary Estimate, 153-155,—falsification of school records in order to retain teachers, foreign procedure adopted by the enlargement of area available for employment of teachers, 155-160,—transference of children to other schools contrary to the School Attendance Act, 1926, 160-165,—covering sanctions given for payment to a teacher from whom recognition was withdrawn, 166,—method of calculation of compound interest on refunds of premiums repaid out of Pension Fund, 167-168,—reason for the decline in the number of candidates for certificates of qualification in Irish, 170,—van services not supplied in certain cases, 171-175, —requisites that are supplied free to schools, 176,—responsibility for cleaning schools is on manager, grants come from Vote, 177-184,— surviving charges in respect of teachers’ residences, 185,—grants for vernacular use of Irish in households, methods of testing this fact, 186-188,—staff of Department adequate to check all payments, 189-190,—seed for school gardens, 191.

Education, Secondary,—scholarship awarded to a pupil, notwithstanding technical violation of rules, 192-193,—publication of an extensive glossary of Irish words and idioms, wrongful provision in subhead for secondary school textbooks, discussion on financial aspect of the matter in relation to the important linguistic merits of the work, 194-206,— grants to choirs and orchestras, 207, Report, Par. 5.

Electrical Battery Development,—conditions of repayment of advances not yet fixed, battery not a commercial success, 676-678.

Employment Schemes,—Finance gives retrospective sanction to a scheme for the supply of agricultural seeds at reduced rates to necessitous small holders in congested areas, 687-688,—distinction between this Vote and that for Relief Schemes, 689,—large surplus for surrender, 690,—contribution from Road Fund to the Exchequer though the Vote showed a very large surplus to be surrendered, 691-696,—relationship of local authorities to the cost of schemes, 697-700,—efficiency and productivity of employment schemes worthy of attention, 701-703.

Executive Council, Department of the President of the,—basis of payment of the allowance to the President for his motor-car, 579-582.

Export Bounties and Subsidies,—Vote accounted for by Mr. J. J. McElligott, but explanations to be given to the Committee by Mr. D. Twomey, 680,—permanency or otherwise of bounty on macadam and gravel, 1299,—method of calculation of bounty on butter exported to Great Britain under Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Fund, 1300-1318,—financial arrangements in connection with butter exported to the Continent, 1319-1334, Report, Par. 17,—extent of filling of pig quota in this and subsequent years; difficulties of the live pig trade, 1335-1338,—extent of export of calf skins, 1339-1342,—no trial consignments to external markets in the period under review; closing transactions from previous years, 1344-1346,—undesirability of over-estimation and surrender of large balances, 1347-1348.

External Affairs,—retention of Madrid Legation premises, though unoccupied during the Spanish Civil War, 806-812,—compensation for loss given to a representative abroad, 813,—repatriations from Spain covered only noncombatants, 814,—temporary shortage of stamps in New York Consulate, validity of documents not imperilled, 814-828, Report, Par. 10.

Finance, Department of,—there has been a gap since the Great War in stocktaking of properties, etc., held by Board of Works (Mr. Dagg), 36,—outstanding compensation claims for premises commandeered by the Army are in respect, mostly, of properties handed back years ago (Mr. Dagg), 59-60,—the question of proceeding under the old agreement against ex-students of training colleges and others to recover cost of training in certain cases (Mr. Almond), 147-152,—refers to the rate of payment for the glossary of words and phrases in use in the Gaeltacht being prepared (Mr. Almond), 196-206,—is not aware that the reference to special circumstances in connection with additional funds under the Vocational Education (Special Additional Grants) Regulations, 1936, was no longer operative (Mr. Almond), 211-212,— proposals preliminary to the making of regulations in connection with grants to schools providing continuation education or technical instruction are being examined (Mr. Almond), 214-215,—thought that a Supplementary Estimate would not be necessary at the time in connection with non-statutory scheme for the distribution of beef; Supplementary Estimate taken in a succeeding year (Mr. Dagg), 258-260,— question of a new Appropriations-in-Aid subhead (Mr. Almond), 306-310,—question of an ex gratia payment and costs in connection with Departmental motor-car accident (Mr. Shanagher), 459, 478-482,— Road Traffic Act gives for the first time the right to sue the Minister for Finance (Mr. Shanagher), 462,—payment of sums on account in connection with G.P.O. site extension (Mr. Redmond), 470-477,—over-payment due to misinterpretation of regulations of the Minister for Defence (Mr. Almond), 901-907,—question of the appropriate account for cost of services for cross-Channel and transatlantic air services (Mr. Almond), 925-927,—repayment of advances to certain tenant-purchasers (Mr. Codling), 986-987,—disposal of funds derived from penalties under the Corn Production Act, 1917 (Mr. Codling), 1085-1086,—has approved form of account in respect of purchase, storage and export of eggs (Mr. Codling), 1103-1104,—amount of balance as between claim and counterclaim might be considered before pressing proceedings against person (Mr. Codling), 1153-1154.

Finance, Minister for,—Minute on the Interim Report dated 9th December, 1937, of the Committee of Public Accounts, Appendix II.

Finance, Office of the Minister for,—discussion on the general subject of over-estimation by Departments, resulting in the surrender of large sums at the close of the year, 583-601.

Fisheries,—legal expenses of a Board of Conservators paid when an appeal to the High Court was lost by the Board, 1257-1260,—progress of repayment of advances for boats and gear, 1261-1263,—advances for general developments, Department of Finance sanctions payment, 1264-1265,—fishery and industrial loans difficulty in collection; position of the inshore and the deep sea fishing, 1266-1283,—second protection ship in service, 1283,—methods of stocking rivers with fry, 1284-1287,—non-utilisation in full of the Grant-in-Aid to the Sea Fisheries Association, 1288-1290,—purification plant for mussels; oyster production in Galway, 1291-1298.

Forestry,—new regulations regarding use of bicycles and motor-cycles by foresters on official business, 1006-1008,—conditions of employment of forestry workers as regards holidays compared with Land Commission workers, 1009-1018, Appendix XI,—amount of wages paid to labourers during periods when, owing to bad weather, no work was possible, 1018-1020,—ex gratia payment of £10 made to a widow whose holding was bought, Finance sanction got, 1021-1028,—less area received after a sale than contracted for, no refund of the purchase price obtained, 1028-1031,—valuable exhibit at the Royal Dublin Society’s Show, 1032-1033,—examinations for forestry trainees, 1034-1044,—meaning of agency and advisory service, 1045-1046.

Furlong Mr. G. J.,—National Gallery, 563.

Gaeltacht Services,—covering sanction obtained for payments made in consequence of alteration of a contract for the sale of ground kelp, 1048,—Gaeltacht housing schemes, progress of operations, 1050-1054,— difficulty concerning insurance deductions from wages of employees in certain rural industrial centres; ruling by the Department of Finance, refunds made to workers, 1055-1056,—loan under the Congested Districts Board due in respect of a company gone out of existence since 1925, 1057-1061,—increase in the cost of woollen yarn, 1062-1064,— poor collection of kelp, 1065-1067,—grants not loans for construction of hen-houses, 1068-1070,—carrageen results also poor, exhibit at Glasgow Exhibition, 1071-1073,—kelp receipts down, position of the kelp business, 1074-1080.

Gárda Síochána,—subsistence allowances of officers engaged on weights and measures duties, sleeping accommodation in barracks not used, while allowances for outside accommodation are paid, 311-324, Appendix IV,—allowances paid to officers for garage accommodation in three cases, though garages were attached to barracks, 325-338, Appendix V,—embezzlements of fees by Inspectors of Weights and Measures, 339-345, Report, Par. 7,—fall in the strength of the Force; excess in rent allowances, 346,—compensation to the public for damage resulting from accidents involving Gárda vehicles, 347,—cash deficiency on an imprest account, 348-349, Appendix VI.

General Register Office,—birth certificates easy to find, 292-293,—fees for certificates, 294-295,—subsequent registration of death, 296-298.

Haulbowline Dockyard,—legal proceedings proposed to recover insurance money lodged in bank in consequence of loss of plant by lessees, 80-81, 87-88,—acceptance from the same lessees of a sum of money to settle claim for dilapidation and repairs, 82-86, 88, Appendix III, Report, Par 4,—installation of water main, 89-90,—rents and rates payable in connection with the Dockyard, 91-94.

Herlihy, Mr. J.,—Valuation and Boundary Survey, 96-122,—Ordnance Survey, 123-132.

Industrial Alcohol Factories,—see under Industry and Commerce.

Industrial and Commercial Property Registration Office,—Exchequer receipts exceed the expenditure on the service, 785.

Hurson, Mr. J.,—Local Government and Public Health, 234-291,—General Register Office, 292-298,—National Health Insurance (see under Duffy, Mr. J. A.),—Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions, 303.

Industry and Commerce,—contract for mineral exploration in the Arigna Slieve Anierin and Slieve Ardagh areas; Irish firm unable to complete the work in former case; tenders from firms unable to complete work; amount of coal in Arigna area, 714-722,—Industrial Alcohol; vouchers originally missing since supplied; patent purchased; delay in completing the building of the distilleries, claim against the contractor abandoned; claim by a supervising firm due to the delay in building admitted after objections made and legal advice taken; nugatory payment in respect of bills of quantities presenting difficulty of interpretation to Irish firms wishing to tender; discussion on the reasons for these adverse features, memorandum from the Accounting Officer, no production of alcohol during the financial year; actual cost per gallon higher than that estimated; factories all in operation at present, but only in an experimental stage, 725-756, Appendix IX, Report, Par. 9,—loan made for the development of Clonsast Bog, now in production, 757-759,—cost of turf-sacks not fully recovered, sums written off, 760-765,—Census of Population not yet completed, 766,— contributions to international organisations, saving on exchange, 766,—composition of the Prices Commission, 767-769,—development of Clonsast Bog, 770,—work of Industrial Research Committee, 771-774, —fees under the Transport Acts, 775-776.

Justice, Office of the Minister for,—appointment of junior clerk, 304,— reasons for using subheads for Appropriations-in-Aid in some cases and in others crediting earnings to Exchequer Extra Receipts, 305-310.

Lands,—legal decision that costs may not be charged against purchase money in cases under section 19 of the Land Act, 1927, causes non-recovery in some cases, sanction by Department of Finance to write off as irrecoverable, 980-981,—legal powers about to be sought to effect improvements on holdings partly vested and partly unvested, 982-984,—validity of undertakings to repay advances by certain tenant-purchasers prior to a reclamation scheme open to some doubt, Department of Finance dealing with the Land Commission in the matter, 985-987, Report, Par. 16,—cost of migrating families from Gaeltacht to County Meath, total number of families, average cost per family of operating this scheme, 988-991,—return of migrants to Gaeltacht abodes, having sold stock granted to them in County Meath, 992-996, —reduction of commission payable to certain paymasters employed by Land Commission, 997,—audit of Church Temporalities Fund Account, 998,—services under subhead O are disappearing, 1000-1001, —fees payable to sheriff in connection with collection proceedings, 1002-1005.

Law Charges,—defence of public officials, 675.

Leydon, Mr. J.,—Industry and Commerce, 714-776,—Transport and Meteorological Services, 777,—Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance, 778-784,—Industrial and Commercial Property Registration Office, 785.

Local Government and Public Health,—costs and expenses of the Local Government (Dublin) Tribunal not certified or recovered, 233-236,— expenses in connection with Tribunal dealing with the Pearse Street (Dublin) Fire distributed over this Vote and Law Charges, 237-238,— payments made under legislation amending the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Acts, that should have been regularised by Supplementary Estimate, 239-249, Report, Par. 6,—want of uniformity, in connection with various cases under the same Acts, in the basis of calculation to annual loan charges, 250-251,—transference of free beef scheme from the Vote for Agriculture to this Vote, in which no provision was made for it, Supplementary Estimate taken in a subsequent financial year, 252-260. Report, Par. 6,—vouchers issued by the local authorities not subject to check by the Audit Department, 261-263,—statement on the Motor Tax Account, 263-264, —Inquiries conducted by the Department, 265,—receipt of V.C.G. vaccine from the Pasteur Institute, 266-269,—contribution towards the cost of labourers’ loans, 270,—supply of milk to necessitous children, pasteurised versus tuberculin tested milk, 271-275,—scope of medical treatment of school children, 276-279,—grants to five institutions for the blind, 280-283,—training of Irish-speaking girls from Gaeltacht as nurses, 284-288,—licensing and inspection of private mental hospitals, 289-291.

Mac an Bháird, Mr.—Gaeltacht Services, 1075-1080.

McElligott, Mr. J. J.,—Oireachtas, 564-578,—Department of the President of the Executive Council, 579-582,—Office of the Minister for Finance, 583-601,—Commissions and Special Inquiries, 602-612,— State Laboratory, 613-624.—Civil Service Commission, 625,—Property Losses Compensation, 626-629,—Personal Injuries Compensation, 630,—Superannuation and Retired Allowances, 631-672,— Tariff Commission, 673-674,—Law Charges, 675,—Electrical Battery Development, 676-678,—Relief Schemes, 679,—Export Bounties and Subsidies, 680,—Repayment of Dáil Eireann External Loan, 681-686, —Employment Schemes, 687-703,—Compensation to National Greyhound Racing Company, 704,—Compensation to Dublin Greyhound and Sports Company, 705,—Repayments to Contingency Fund, 706-710,—Air Transport, 711-712.

MacMahon, Lieut.-General P.,—Army, 829-967,—Army Pensions, 968-979.

McLaughlin, Mr. J. M.,—Gárda Síochána, 315-6.

Mag Craith, Mr. S.,—see Comptroller and Auditor-General.

Maher, Mr. J.,—Comptroller and Auditor-General, 1349-1351. See also Comptroller and Auditor-General.

Mineral Hydrocarbon Light Oils, Home-made,—see under Compensation Bounties.

Minute of the Minister for Finance,—on the Report dated the 9th December, 1937, of the Committee of Public Accounts, Appendix II.

Morrissey, Mr. J. F.,—Public Record Office, page 54.

National Gallery,—no work by Van Gogh in the Gallery, 563.

National Greyhound Company, Compensation to,—matter fully discussed in the Dáil, 704.

National Health Insurance,—prosecutions for obtaining irregular vouchers, 299-301—administration expenses of the Widows’ and Orphans’ Fund, 301-302.

O’Brien, Mr. W.,—Office of the Revenue Commissioners, 385-407,—Old Age Pensions, 408-426,—Compensation Bounties, 427-431.

O’Hegarty, Mr. P. S.,—Posts and Telegraphs, 435-542,—Wireless Broadcasting, 543-562.

Oireachtas,—Inter-Parliamentary Union; its purposes and activities; saving on the Estimate due to favourable exchange; principles on which this Grant-in-Aid is administered; 564-575,—causes of loss incurred by the Restaurant, 576-578.

Old Age Pensions,—the Revenue Commissioners administer the Vote generally, 408,—number of pensions granted less than anticipated 409-410,—second check on pensioners’ means often made to safeguard against fraud, 411-419,—expenses of Pensions Committees, salaries of secretaries, 420-424,—renewal of pensions orders run out of date, 425, —recovery of pensions improperly paid, 426.

O’Neill, Mr. S.,—Primary Education, 133-191,—Secondary Education, 192-207,—Technical Instruction, 208-216,—Science and Art, 217-227,— Reformatory and Industrial Schools, 228-232.

Ordnance Survey,—work of the Survey always proceeding, 123,—soldiers engaged on the work, 124,—nature of ancient manuscripts copied, 125-127,—sale of maps not for profit, 128,—supply of maps to other Departments, 129-130,—photography from the air as an aid to archæology, 130-132.

Over-estimation,—Report, Par. 1.

Personal Injuries Compensation,—subhead B deals with a pension payment, 630.

Posts and Telegraphs,—losses, test letters; articles of value sent through the post should be registered; discretion of postmaster to demand to see certain articles passing through the post, 435-441,—ex gratia payment made to a person who failed in legal proceedings against the Department; costs also paid; provisions of the Road Traffic Act as regards the right to sue the Minister for Finance, 442-464, 478-482,— ex gratia payment to former tenant of premises acquired in order to extend site of General Post Office, partial payment though conditions were unfulfilled, 465-477,—claims for rentals, fees and destroyed apparatus in relation to lighthouses against Department of Industry and Commerce and the Irish Lights written off, 484,—irregularities in the accounts of the Post Office Factory; erasures in time sheets; tenders by the Department subsequent to the receipt of outside tenders, 486-492,—radio wavelengths and other matters to be determined by International Conventions, 493,—purposes served by travelling officers, 494,—renewals of furniture, 495,—use of turf in Post Offices, local supplies used, 496-498,—comparative cost of transport of mails in Great Britain and this country, 499-500,—road transport of mails partly effected by Department’s vehicles, partly by contract, 501,—packet services to islands, 502,—analysis of cost of despatching mails, 503,—cost of air-mail transport to British Dominions, 504-507,—air transport of mails to places abroad begins in London at present, 507-510,—railway companies and acceptance of telegrams, 510,—cleanliness and neatness of postmen in Éire as compared with other countries,—510-515,—maintenance by railways of Post Office lines, 516-517,—wayleaves over private premises, 518-522,—cases in which rates on wires are paid to local authorities, 523-525,—withheld superannuation payments question disposed of in recent financial settlement with Great Britain, 527-528,—crediting of Appropriations-in-Aid from civil aviation and meteorological wireless services, 529-532,—receipts from Widows’ and Orphans’ Fund for administrative expenses, 533,—wireless stations at Valentia and Malin Head, receipts from British Government, 534-538,—credits due to void money orders running out of date, 539-542.

Prisons,—alteration in the method of valuing bread produced in Mountjoy Prison, 350-359.

Property Losses Compensation,—work done during the year, 626-627,— a disappearing service, 628-629

Public Works and Buildings,—nugatory payment in connection with Madrid Legation, question deferred till examination of Account for External Affairs, 11-16,—net expenditure on the Barrow Drainage Scheme, 17,—unauthorised occupation of part of the Dundalk military barracks; systemisation of the property records of the State, both real and chattel property—in hands, 18-37, Report, Pars. 3 and 4,— shortage of architects impedes the execution of new works, 38-52,— claims for compensation for premises commandeered by the Army during the Anglo-Irish war and the civil war, 53-64,—compensation on resumption of leased premises, site for headquarters of Department of Industry and Commerce, 65-68,—River Shannon Navigation Account, 69-70,—token vote for Drainage Maintenance, 71-76,— causes for surrender of large balance on the Account, 77-79.

Public Works, Office of,—vacancies on the staff, saving resulting, difficulty in filling, 2-6,—estimate and expenditure of travelling expenses, 7,— under-estimation of Appropriations-in-Aid, 8-10.

Redmond, Mr. O. J.,—see Finance, Department of.

Reformatory and Industrial Schools,—increased numbers in Places of Detention, decrease in the number in Summerhill, 228-231,—description of Parental Moneys, 232.

Revenue Commissioners, Office of the,—no estimate made of the amount of claims written off as irrecoverable; such items capable of being revived, 385-388,—drawback on dutiable fuel paid to a registered importer, though representing four undertakings; sanction given by the Department of Finance, 389-393,—poundage on sale of stamps on the Stock Exchange, 394-395,—number, power and adequacy of motor cars used for frontier patrols, 396-399,—considerable increase in sums paid by way of rewards, 400-402,—Appropriations-in-Aid due to special attendance of officers, 403-405,—Registry of Business Names, compilation only a matter for this Department, enforcement of the law in general concerns the Department of Industry and Commerce, 406-407.

Roche, Mr. S. A.,—Office of the Minister for Justice, 304-310,—Gárda Síochána, 311-349,—Prisons, 350-359,—Supreme Court and High Court of Justice, 360-363,—Circuit Court, 364-382.

Science and Art,—production of Irish County Histories in Irish, 217-225, —value of Quaternary Research, 225,—Arts and Crafts Exhibitions available for county shows, 226-227.

Scroope, Dr. G. W.,—Dundrum Asylum, 432-434.

Shanagher, Mr. D. P.,—see Finance, Department of.

Smyth, Mr. W.,—Charitable Donations and Bequests, 95.

State Laboratory,—Government Departments and local authorities only may use the laboratory, 613-620,—position of the staff of the laboratory as regards prospects of establishment, 622-623,—amount of fee payable by a local authority for an appeal to the laboratory, 624, Appendix VIII.

Stationery and Printing,—distribution of Oireachtas Debates, 786,—cost of the Debates, 787,—issue of scholarly Irish texts edited by University Professors, 788-789,—Early Christian Art in Ireland, no work on this publication during the year, 790,—translation of the New Testament, 791-793,—grants to newspapers publishing Irish news, 794-798,— only work done on maps is the selling of them, 799-803,—printing contracts, 804-805.

Superannuation and Retired Allowances,—the Superannuation Act, 1936, enabled certain payments charged to suspense accounts to be finally charged to the Vote; certain non-statutory payments included in this, 631-632,—legal question with regard to pension of former Dáil Eireann officer to be referred to the law officers by the Department of Finance, 633-635, Report, Par 8,—legality of the award of a pension under Section 7 of the Superannuation Act, 1859, 636-650, Report, Par. 8,—validity of payments under the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1920, to certain members of the Gárda Síochána, no improper payments made, 651,—policy of the Department with regard to employment of unestablished officers; position of employees of labour exchanges with reference to the problem; position of Preventive Officers, 654-661,— extra-statutory pensions made from this Vote, question whether the Contingency Fund could be utilised for them; question whether a subhead providing for extra-statutory payments from a Vote is a proper one, 662-671,—grants under the Workmen’s Compensation Acts, 672.

Supreme Court and High Court of Justice,—Expenses of Travelling Assizes, 360,—compensation to a District Probate Registrar, 361,— bankruptcy duty imposed on estates deal with under 21 and 22 Vic. Cap. 72., 362-363.

Tariff Commission,—train fare charged, 673,—the work discharged by the Commissioners deal with matters unconnected with tariffs, statement of various duties on which they have been engaged, 674.

Technical Instruction,—grants by the Department to local authorities, which have exceeded the minimum contribution to vocational committees not made in accordance with prevailing regulations, which are stated to be faulty through inadvertence, 208-213,—preparation of regulations, determining grants to schools providing continuation education or technical instruction being considered, 213-215,—natural tendency for number of teacher-students at Irish Colleges to decrease, 216.

Transport and Meteorological Services,—steamship service between Galway and Aran Islands, no contract yet completed, 777.

Twomey, Mr. D.,—Agriculture, 1081-1256,—Fisheries, 1257-1298,—Export Bounties and Subsidies, 1299-1348.

Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance,—percentage verification of correctness of payments being carried out, 778,—deductions by local authorities from payments due to be made under the Unemployment Assistance Act, 778-779,—recovery in cases in which unemployment assistance payments and pension payments overlapped can only be effected from arrears of pension, 780,—changes in method of staffing where branch offices are transformed into exchanges, 781-784,—possibility of amending the Unemployment Assistance Acts to meet difficulties of payments by local authorities, Report, Par. 2.

Valuation and Boundary Survey,—anomalies in valuation of premises for purposes of death duties and administration, 96-102,—uniformity of basis of valuation, no rule of thumb applied, meaning of “ attractiveness,” 103-122.

Walshe, Mr. J. P.,—External Affairs, 806-828.

Whelehan, Mr. J. B.,—Stationery and Printing, 786-805.

Wireless Broadcasting,—salary of announcer, 543-545,—wider powers of spending being devolved by Department of Finance, 546-547,—fees to performers, travelling expenses of country artistes, 548-556,—quality of existing broadcasting plant, 557-562.

Witnesses, List of,—xxvi.