Committee Reports > List of Committees > Joint > 1943 > Conference Committee on the Intoxicating Liquor Bill, 1942 > Report - Intoxicating Liquor Bill, 1942 (Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 made by the Seanad)

IMEACHTA NA CO-CHOMHAIRLE.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE.

1. The Conference met at 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 31st March, 1943.

2. The following members were present:—

Representing the Dáil: Deputies Bennett, Breathnach, Byrne (Junior), P. J. Fogarty, Linehan, McCann and Norton;

Representing the Seanad:— Senators Mrs. Concannon, Conlon, Crosbie, Foran, Goulding, M. Hayes and O’Dwyer.

3. Deputy McCann moved:

“That Senator Hayes be Chairman of the Conference.”

Question put, and agreed to.

Senator Hayes took the Chair accordingly.

4. Senator Crosbie moved:

“That the Conference recommend that the Seanad do not insist on its disagreement with the amendments made by the Dáil to Seanad Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 to the Intoxicating Liquor Bill, 1942.”

Amendment proposed (Senator Foran):

“To add at the end of the proposed motion the following:—

‘but that the said Dáil amendments be agreed to with a modification to the effect that the closing hour for licensed premises in Country Boroughs on Saturday nights be 10 p.m. during any period, whether it is or is not a period of summer time’.”

Question:—“That the proposed words be there added”— put, and negatived.

Main Question put, and agreed to.

5. Draft Report brought in by the Chairman and read as follows:—

“The Conference recommends that the Seanad do not insist on its disagreement with the amendments made by the Dáil to Seanad Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 to the Intoxicating Liquor Bill, 1942.”

Question:—“That the Chairman’s Draft Report be the Report of the Conference”—put, and agreed to.

Ordered: to report accordingly.

6. The Conference concluded its business at 5.15 p.m.