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INDEX.

(References are to Questions in the Minutes of Evidence, save where stated.)

Agricultural Produce Subsidies—cost of allowances to creameries must be met out of butter fund set up under Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Acts in so far as subsidy voted is insufficient, 553-555; estimated charge on Exchequer for current year, 556-557.

Agriculture—Copsewood Agricultural College, conditions of grant of half cost of new buildings, etc., 502; operation of lime schemes, scheme not adequate to needs, 504; checking of deliveries, 505; difficulty of estimating probable expenditure, 506; occasional incapacity of farmers to take lime available, 507; National Stud, premises taken over by Cólucht Groighe Náisiúnta na hEireann, Teo., 508; Dairy Disposal Co., accounts, 509-510, Appendix XIV; Potato Reserve Scheme, 511-512; scheme for assembly of artificially dried spring wheat, 512-516; recoupment of local authority for cost of materials purchased in connection with Allotments Scheme, 517; losses on occupation by Department of Lands of lands not tilled under Tillage Orders, Report, par. 12, 518; overhead charges on same, 523; collection of levies under Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep Acts, 524-525; transfer to Exchequer from General Cattle Diseases Fund of certain fines, 526; lands acquired for Institute for Veterinary Research, 527; miscellaneous investigations, 528; Johnstown Castle School in operation to limited extent, 529-530; Veterinary College, supplies of drugs, etc., 531; contributions to Cow-testing Associations, 532; Botanic Gardens, wages related to Trades Union rates, 533-535; no superannuation scheme for ordinary staff in Botanic Gardens or Colleges, 536, 540; Kilmacurra Arboretum, scheme in abeyance, 537-539; loan schemes for heifers and agricultural implements, 542; licensing of stallions, 543; number of unemployed allotment holders decreasing, 544; seed-testing fees, 545; public knowledge of facilities available, 546-548; infertility in cattle, 549-550; repayment of sums advanced to seed merchants in connection with wheat-growing bounties, 551-552.

Alleviation of Distress—Payments made by foreign Governments for some commodities supplied, 470-471; precautions to ensure that perishable goods arrive in good condition, delayed consignment of bacon to Italy, 472-477; method of making arrangements, 478-479; packing of tinned meat, 480; total issues from grants made, 480.

Almond, Mr. C. S.—Payment of gratuities to soldiers convicted of criminal offences, 650; Army clothing, question of sanction for excess purchase being examined, 657-658.

Appendices, List of—page 81.

Appropriation Accounts (1944-1945)—Comparison of Audited Expenditure and Exchequer Issues and General Abstract of, Appendix I.

Appropriation Accounts (1945-1946)—Special subheads opened with sanction of the Department of Finance, Appendix III.

Army—sale of surplus stores, 622; arrangement re sale of vehicles to Córas Iompair Eireann, 624-631; valuers’ assessments not accepted by C.I.E. who took only some lorries and bought others more cheaply at auctions, 624-629; portion of payment of fees to valuers nugatory, 632; total price received for lorries, 704; many lorries not sold till reserve fixed by valuers reached, 704-706; definite arrangement should have been made with C.I.E. to accept lorries at prices fixed by Arbitrators, Report, par. 14; percentage checks on stores authorised owing to release of quartermasters from service, 633-634; 100 per cent. check now practically complete, 634-635; Army credited in respect of non-surplus stores issued for alleviation of distress in Europe, 637; pre-demobilisation leave not granted to some soldiers, matter rectified by amendment of discharge certificates, 638-641; gratuities paid in cases of soldiers not discharged after serving sentences for desertion, 642; failure to discharge an oversight, 643-644; gratuity only paid in respect of subsequent service, 645-646; necessity for strict compliance with statutory provisions re Army Service, Report, par. 15; gratuities paid to soldiers guilty of criminal offences, owing to non-notification of facts in Routine Orders, 647-650; necessity for ensuring that Routine Orders should disclose all relevant information, Report, par. 16; surplus drugs and perishable goods sold, 652; large stocks of non-perishable goods being disposed of, 653-654; excess clothing acquired, sanction being sought, 656-658; necessity for strict adherence to terms of Department of Finance sanctions as given, Report, par. 17; Army greatcoats supplied to F.C.A., 659-660; equipment supplied free by an external Government, 661-664; receipts from sales of certain equipment to A.R.P. personnel to be deducted from State contributions to local authorities, 665-665a; reconstruction of records re stores destroyed in fire, 665b; tinned foodstuffs, destruction of, 666-671; blood transfusion service, sales to civilian hospitals, 673-675; responsibility for service transferred to Department of Local Government, 673a, 677-680; necessity for defining position re liability for damage by fire to premises occupied, Report, par. 4; Army liability for damage to premises and furniture and recovery of part cost from occupying units, 681-690; where liability for cost of wanton damage not finally determined assessments on units responsible should be on provisional basis so that public funds should not have to bear charge, Report, par. 18; damage to fishing boat during target practice, 691; recoupment of expenditure by local authorities and essential undertakings on A.R.P. services, 692; sale of commercial product by Army factory, 692; non-recovery of cost of plant installed in Army factory in connection with commercial product, 693; factory essential for other purposes, loss written off and relatively small, 702-703; losses and deficiencies written off, 707-709; expenses of Control Officers at Rineanna, 710; Soldiers’ Club, Dublin, 711; purchase by L.D.F. of Army boots, 712-713; rates of pay of Army tradesmen, 714-721.

Army Pensions—power to review pensions or allowances in connection with compensation awards from other sources, Report, par. 5; successful appeal in Supreme Court against decision of Referee, amendment to Act to be introduced, 722.

Boland, Mr. F. H.—External Affairs, 588-594; League of Nations, 595-597.

Bhreathnach, Máire—interest not charged in respect of overpayments except in cases covered by statutory provision, 160-161; Department of Justice asked to ensure that convictions will be properly recorded in Court, 562.

Breathnach, Micheál—Office of the Minister for Education, 123-126; Primary Education, 127-192; Secondary Education, 193-209; Technical Instruction, 210-219; Science and Art, 220-246; Reformatory and Industrial Schools, 247-253; Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 254-255.

Charitable Donations and Bequests—costs of Court actions, 256; funds administered by Commissioners, 258; travelling and incidental expenses, 259.

Children’s Allowances—conditions under which employer entitled to Children’s Allowance in respect of child employees, Report, par. 3; applications for, necessity for legal interpretation of terms of Acts, 374-375, Report, par. 10, Appendix XII.

Circuit Court—Under Sheriffs and Dublin City Marshal, conditions of employment, 54-63.

Civil Service Commission—decrease in number of candidates sitting for examinations, increase in number of posts filled by Interview Boards and consequent excess on subhead, 447; receipts from local authorities in respect of operations of Local Appointments Commission, 448.

Cleary, Mr. T.—Office of the Revenue Commissioners, 482-500; Old Age Pensions, 501.

Coffey, Mr. D.—Public Record Office, 272.

Collins, Mr. J.—Local Government and Public Health, 101-106.

Commissions and Special Inquiries—Commission on Irish in the Civil Service suspended during the war, 452; operations of Commission on Youth Unemployment, 453.

Committee of Public Accounts—election of Chairman, page 1.

Comptroller and Auditor-General—ex-gratia grant to Córas Iompair Éireann in respect of increased cost of conveying mails by road, 79; sum allocated for purchase of stock in common use in Departments, credited to Appropriations in Aid, in view of inability, owing to emergency, to replace such stock, 80; receipts and expenditure in respect of farms attached to Preparatory Colleges, 128; loss in connection with forms, etc., printed during emergency for Evacuation Scheme, 260; advances to Comhlucht Gual-Láthrach Shliabh Ardachadh, Teo., Comhlucht Lorgtha agus Forbartha Mianraí, Teo., and Mianraí, Teo., and position re interest and repayments, 283; loss on French francs procured for use of Irish delegation to International Labour Conference, Paris, 290; contracts at Rineanna placed on costs plus profit basis on limited competition, 319-326; deficit on catering service, Shannon Airport, not determined pending agreement re charges for rent and other services, 330; amount of subsidy to Aer Rianta, Teo., and subsidiary, Aer Lingus, Teo., exceeding actual loss, balance is repayable by Company, 344; expenses in connection with Conference of International Air Organisations, 353; delay in collecting landing fees, 357; repair of motor launch lent to Department of Industry and Commerce, 363; preparation of record of lands, buildings and rentals of State properties, 364; necessity for legal advice on interpretation of terms of Children’s Allowances Act, 374; deduction from Local Taxation Account of amount of contributions to Unemployment Assurance and Unemployment Assistance funds withheld by local authorities, 380; transfer of plant from Emergency Scientific Research Bureau to Turf Development Board, 392; audit of accounts of Fuel Importers, Ltd., 394; claims against Irish Employers’ Mutual Insurance Association, Ltd., in liquidation, 401; recovery from Hospitals Trust of agency fee and sum due for accommodation provided in connection with Tuberculosis (Establishment of Sanatoria) Act, 419; reduction of extra remuneration to pensioner, 459, and Appendix XIII; incidence of expenditure on Alleviation of Distress, 469; remissions in certain cases of Customs and Estate duties, 483; grants to Private Agricultural Schools, 502; subsidies to fertiliser manufacturers, 503; accounts of Dairy Disposal Co., 509, Appendix XIV; recoupment of cost of materials purchased by local authority in connection with Allotments Scheme, 517; cost of allowances to creameries is met out of butter fund set up under Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Acts in so far as subsidy voted is insufficient, 553; payment sanctioned in case where vouchers in connection with a Gaeltacht Services factory were mislaid, 615; sanction obtained by Department of Defence for application of savings on certain subheads to meet excessive expenditure under other subheads, 619; disposal of surplus Army stores, 621; arrangement re sale of surplus Army lorries to a public company, 623-628; authorisation of partial check of Army stores owing to release from service of quartermasters, 633; rectification of discharge certificates in cases of soldiers not granted pre-demobilisation leave, 638; payment of emergency gratuities to soldiers sentenced for desertion, 642; payment of gratuities to soldiers guilty of criminal offences, 647; disposal of surplus stocks of medicines and instruments, 652; excess Army clothing acquired, sanction being sought, 655a; receipts from sales of certain equipment to A.R.P. personnel to be deducted from State grants to local authorities, 665; reconstruction of records re Army stores destroyed in fire, 665b; recoupment of expenditure by local authorities and essential undertakings on A.R.P. services, 672; blood transfusion service, 673; recovery of cost of wanton damage to premises from occupying units, 681; disposal of commercial products manufactured by Army. 692; non-recovery of cost of plant installed in Army factory in connection with commercial product, 693, losses and deficiencies written off, 707-709; successful appeal in Supreme Court against decision of Army Pensions Referee, 722.

Connolly, Mr. J.—Office of Public Works, 401-402; Public Works and Buildings, 403-426.

Cremins, Mr. R. J.—Posts and Telegraphs, 79-98; Wireless Broadcasting, 99-100.

Deegan, Mr. M.—Department of Lands, 597a-612; Forestry, 613-614; Gaeltacht Services, 615-618.

District Court—misappropriation of funds by District Court clerks, method of collecting fines and system of control, 45-52, Report, par. 7, Appendix VI; terms of retirement of District Justices, 53.

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies—vacancies in, 254, Appendix VIII.

Dundrum Asylum—fall in price of beef, 585-586; outdoor staff not pensionable, 587.

Education, Office of the Minister for—preparation of Irish Vocabularies, 123; receipt in respect of loss of services of messenger injured in accident, 124; function of Secondary School Registration Council, 125-126.

Employment and Emergency Schemes—Farm Improvement Schemes, confined to people living wholly or mainly by agriculture, 572-574; scheme for grants for cattle enclosures, 574-575; road scheme carried out by Army Construction Corps cost more than if done by a contractor, 577-580.

External Affairs—undercharges for telegrams sent by Department on behalf of firms and private persons, 588-589; entertainment of distinguished foreigners, 590-591; position re pensions for persons injured through participation in Spanish Civil War, 592; supply of photographs and copies of speeches for use by newspapers and people abroad, 594.

Finance, Minister for—Minute on the Report dated 14th May, 1947, of the Committee of Public Accounts, Appendix II.

Finance, Office of the Minister for—exchange of officers with other Departments to meet emergency conditions, 433; increased work in Foreign Exchange section, 434; commission on purchase of securities by Government Stockbroker charged to other Departments, 435-436.

Fisheries—grant to a Board of Conservators in connection with costs of appeal to Supreme Court arising out of improper recording of a conviction, 558-563, Report, par. 13; repayments of advances for boats and gear, 564-565; arrears of fishery loans, 566; Glenties Fish Hatchery, 567; constitution of Sea Fisheries Association, 568-569; boats and gear supply position, 570; advances for lost boats and gear confined to members of Association, 571.

Food Allowances—over-issue of vouchers, 398-400.

Forestry—scheme for grants to private land owners, 613-614.

Furlong, Dr. G. J.—National Gallery, 581-584.

Gaeltacht Services—payments sanctioned in case where vouchers were mislaid, 615-616; no market for kelp, 617-618.

Garda Síochána—disposal of Local Security Force district funds, 5; L.S.F. uniforms delivered by contractors after cessation of activities, disposed of at a loss, necessity for seeing that such avoidable expendiure is not incurred, 5-8, Report, par. 6, Appendix IV; driving licence and insurance fees payable in respect of Government cars entering Northern Ireland, 9; payment by Societies or Clubs for services by Garda, 11: lost property, 14; fees in respect of accident reports, 16-20; reports of fires, 17.

General Register Office—increasing demand for birth certificates, 118.

Industry and Commerce—advances to Comhlucht Gual-Láthrach Shliabh Ardachadh, Teo., Comhlucht Lorgtha agus Forbartha Mianraí, Teo., and Mianraí, Teo., likelihood of repayment and position of Companies, 284-285, 298-313; output of Companies’ mines, 286; cessation of operations in Clare phosphate mines, 288; loss on French francs procured for use of Irish delegation to International Labour Conference, Paris, 291; payment for special maps obtained from Ordnance Survey, 292; medical expenses in connection with Health Embarkation Certificates, 293-297; turf-burning appliances, efficiency investigations, 314; awards to research workers and students, 315-318, Appendix IX; research costs partly recovered from industries, 318.

Irish Tourist Board—extent of Department of Finance supervision of administration, 449-451; repayment of advances made, 450-451.

Justice, Office of the Minister for—meetings of Film Censorship Committee, 2; awards for acts of bravery, 3; fines imposed under Offences against the State Act, 4.

Land Registry and Registry of Deeds—increase of work and staffing difficulties, 67-68.

Lands—expenditure on scheme for migration from Gaeltacht, 597a; scheme completed but group migrants scheme to continue, 599; charge to meet interest on Bonds issued under Land Act of 1923, 600; cancellation of annuities where lands are submerged, 601; provision for deficiency of income from untenanted lands, 602; loss on unoccupied holdings, 603-604; maintenance of embankments, 605; purchase proceedings under Land Acts 1903-1909 completed, 606-609; losses on failures to complete contracts, 610; cost of management of Church Temporalities Branch, 611; calculation of redemption values of annuities, 612.

League of Nations—assets on liquidation—our share of, 595-596; Secretary General, Mr. Lester, seconded, no actual officials of Department serving with, 597.

Leydon, Mr. J.—Industry and Commerce, 283-318; Transport and Meteorological Services, 319-373; Children’s Allowances, 374-375; Marine Service, 376-379; Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance, 380-383; Supplies, 384-397; Food Allowances, 398-400.

Local Government and Public Health—disposal of equipment of emergency cooked food centres, 101-2; Appendix VII; increase of receipts in Motor Tax Account, 104-6; progress in survey of human nutrition, 107; expenses of State Bacteriologist, 108; payment of grants for milk for necessitous school children, 109; difficulty in getting Irish-speaking girls for training in Hospital Nursing, 110-111; grants to County Councils in respect of bog development, 112-117.

McArdle, Mr. T. J.—Local Government and Public Health, 107-117; General Register Office, 118.

McElligott, Mr. C. C.—Valuation and Boundary Survey, 273-276; Ordnance Survey, 277-281.

McElligott, Mr. J. J.—President’s Establishment, 427-428; Houses of the Oireachtas, 428a-432; Department of the Taoiseach, 432a; Office of the Minister for Finance, 433-436; Management of Government Stocks, 437-438; State Laboratory, 439-446; Civil Service Commission, 447-448; Irish Tourist Board, 449-451; Commissions and Special Inquiries, 452-454; Superannuation and Retired Allowances, 455-460; Rates on Government Property, 461-464; Miscellaneous Expenses, 465-466; Personal Injuries (Civilians) Compensation, 467-468; Alleviation of Distress, 469-480.

McHenry. Mr. F. T.—staffing difficulty in Land Registry, 77.

MacLaughlin, Mr. E. J.—Employment and Emergency Schemes, 572-580.

MacMahon, Lieut.-General P.—Army, 619-721; Army Pensions, 722.

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

Management of Government Stocks—work done by Banks in connection with Government Stocks, 437-438.

Marine Service—Wreck and Salvage Services, 376; inspection of emigrant ships, 377; no ships lost as result of belligerent action, 378-379.

Members of the Committee—Attendance of, Appendix XV.

Miscellaneous Expenses—cultural bodies to which grants given, 465; work of Royal Irish Academy, 466.

National Gallery—Gallery not open at night, pending installation of light, 581; pictures purchased, 582-583; attendance of public, 584.

National Health Insurance—benefits under Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Act paid in cash, 120-122.

Ó Broin, Seán—Agriculture, 502-552; Agricultural Produce Subsidies, 553-557; Fisheries, 558-571.

O’Donovan, Mr. D. J.—National Health Insurance, 119-122.

Oireachtas, Houses of the—grant to Irish Group, Interparliamentary Union, 428a; reporting staff and arrangements for additional assistance, 430-432.

Old Age Pensions—obtained bona fide, not recoverable under Section 9 of the Act of 1908, 501.

Ordnance Survey—sale of maps, 277-279; maps constantly being revised, 280-282.

Personal Injuries (Civilians) Compensation—claims being disposed of, claims against external governments and debts in this country due to German nationals, 467-468.

Posts and Telegraphs—ex-gratia grant to Córas Iompair Éireann in respect of increased cost of conveying mails by road, 79; sum allocated for purchase of stock in common use in Departments, credited to Appropriations in Aid, in view of inability, owing to emergency, to replace stock, 80; Post Office Savings Bank, impossibility of computing amount of interest in view of shortage of staff and machines, 84; inability of Prisons, in emergency conditions to supply mail bags required, 87; Appendix V; meteorological services for civil aviation, 88; receipts from British Government for staffing of wireless stations, 89; uncashed Postal Orders, 90-94; extension of telephone facilities in rural areas, 95-98; receipts in respect of sponsored wireless programmes, 99-100.

President’s Establishment—expenses of the Secretariat, 427.

Primary Education—reopening of Training College closed owing to unemployment among National School teachers, 127; boarding costs and fees paid by students in Preparatory Colleges, 129-132; management of farms attached to Colleges, necessity for periodical survey, 133-144, Report, par. 8; temporary regulation during emergency re calculation of pupils’ attendances and effect on appointment and continuation of staff, 145-158; recovery of pension inadvertently paid to retired teacher of school in Northern Ireland, 159-162; payments to Colleges providing courses in Irish for teachers, 164-166; repayment to former student of cost of training owing to defect in agreement, 168-169; examinations conducted by Primary Branch, 170; conditions re bonus to parents of pupils in Gaeltacht or Breac-Ghaeltacht, 171-190; recovery of Training College fees advanced to students, 191.

Prisons—medical expenses in, 21; maintenance of criminal lunatics in Mental Hospitals, 24-27; manufacturing equipment in Prisons, 28; materials, 29-30; sales of prison farms produce, 31-34; contracts with Department of Posts and Telegraphs for mail bags, 37-39, Appendix V; retention of prison cottages by retired warders, 41-44.

Public Record Office—Purchases during year, 272.

Public Works and Buildings—contracts on cost plus profit basis only justified by exceptional circumstances, Report, par. 2; irregular employment of workmen and loss of equipment, action taken, 404-412; necessity for making system of control more efficient, Report, par. 11; payment for surrender before expiry of lease, of premises used as School of House-wifery, 413-415; irregularities in connection with grazing lettings in Phœnix Park, 416-417; recovery from Hospitals Trust of sums due for agency fee and accommodation provided in connection with Tuberculosis (Establishment of Sanatoria) Act, 419-421; abandonment of plans for Customs residences and garage at Lifford, 422-423; compensation for resumption of leased premises required by Department of Defence, 424; Arterial Drainage Surveys, progress of, 425; fine on leasing of certain Government surplus property, 426.

Public Works, Office of—Irish Employers Mutual Insurance Association, Ltd., in liquidation, claims against, 401-402.

Rates on Government Property—Repayments in respect of premises occupied by British Departments, 461-463.

Reformatory and Industrial Schools—Decline in number of committals, 247-253.

Report of Committee—page iv.

Revenue Commissioners, Office of the—extra-statutory repayment of duty on goods delivered to foreign diplomatic representatives, 482; repayment of duty on parts of films excised by Censor, 482; remissions in certain cases of Customs and Estate duties, 483-484; increased law charges in connection with smuggling, 485-489; sales of seized goods, 490; perishable goods, 491-494; difficulty of issuing receipts at Customs posts, 495-498; fees in respect of late crossings of Border with cars, 499-500.

Roche, Mr. S. A.—Office of the Minister for Justice, 2-4; Garda Síochána, 5-20; Prisons, 21-44; District Court, 45-53; Circuit Court, 54-63; Supreme Court and High Court of Justice, 64-66; Land Registry and Registry of Deeds, 67-78.

Science and Art—glossary of words and phrases in use in Gaeltacht areas and preparation of an English-Irish dictionary, 220-230; Thomas Davis Centenary Celebration expenses, 231-238; Irish County Histories, 240; revised edition of “Handbuch des Alt Irischen”, 243; film of inauguration of the President, 244; National Film Institute of Ireland, 245; Genealogical Research, 246.

Scroope, Dr. G. W.—Dundrum Asylum, 585-587.

Secondary Education—bonus for choirs and orchestras, 193; summer courses in Irish for Secondary Teachers, 197-198; Irish text books, selection of and ratio of original works to translations, 199-201; Erasmus Smith Endowment Fund, balance increased owing to postponement of building operations, 202; Lismore Endowment (Earl of Cork Scholarship), conditions applicable, 203-209.

Smyth, Mr. W.—Charitable Donations and Bequests, 256-259.

State Laboratory—expenditure exceeds receipts, bulk of work being done free for Government Departments, 439-443; fees paid by commercial firms, local authorities, etc., 441; no competition with analysts in commercial practice, 442; tests of wheat germination, fertilisers, etc., done by Department of Agriculture, 445; mills’ tests of milling wheat accepted by Department of Industry and Commerce, 444-446.

Stationery and Printing—forms printed in connection with Evacuation Scheme during Emergency, 260; Irish translation of New Testament, 262; provision of supplies and machines for Government Departments, 265-269; sales of Oireachtas papers including debates, 270.

Superannuation and Retired Allowances—non-abatement of pensions of Civil Servants who retired under Article 10 of Treaty, and were reemployed in Departments of State, 455-457, Appendix XIII; limitation of extra remuneration of pensioner, 458-460, Appendix XIII.

Supplies—transfer of shares in Irish Shipping, Ltd., from Grain Importers (Eire) Ltd., to Minister for Finance, Report, par. 1; payments to Grain Importers, Ltd., in respect of imported wheat, 385-388; adjustment of price of wheat allocated to certain wheat millers, 388; transfer of plant from Emergency Scientific Research Bureau to Turf Development Board, 392; Fuel Importers, Ltd., audit of accounts, 394; labour shortage in turf areas, 395; bogs in respect of which issues for Turf Development were made, 397.

Supreme Court and High Court of Justice—purchase of books for Supreme Court Library, 64-66.

Taoiseach, Department of the—expenditure on Thanksgiving Day and Installation of the President, 432a.

Technical Instruction—woodworking courses for teachers, 210; new vocational schools, examination of question of possible adequate attendance, before building, 212-219.

Transport and Meteorological Service—contracts at Rineanna on costs plus profit basis, or by limited competition, 319-328; increase on estimated cost of terminal buildings, 321; ex-gratia payment to a contractor, 329; deficit on catering services not fixed pending agreement on charges for rent, etc., 330-342; determination of charges should be expedited, Report, par. 9; amount of subsidy to Aer Rianta, Teo., and subsidiary, Aer Lingus, Teo., exceeding actual loss, balance repayable by Company, 344-352; question of payment by Aer Rianta, Teo., of interest on subsidy in respect of estimated loss, 345-351; expenses of Conference of International Air Organisations, 353-356; delay in collection of landing fees at Airports, 357-362, Appendix X; delay in payment of accommodation rents at Shannon Airport, 364-366; canal barges built by Department, 367, Appendix XI; grants to Harbour Authorities, 368-369; Shannon Airport road services, 371; staffing of meteorological services, 371; British contribution to cost of transatlantic air services, 372.

Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance—deduction from Local Taxation Account of contributions withheld by certain local authorities, 380-382; special register of agricultural and turf workers. 383.

Valuation and Boundary Survey—proportion of cost of annual revisions paid by counties, 273; number of valuers available, 275; revised valuations issued annually, 276.

Whelehan, Mr. J. B.—Stationery and Printing, 260-271.

Witnesses—List of, p. XIX.