Committee Reports::Report - Appropriation Accounts 1949 - 1950::17 October, 1951::Proceedings of the Joint Committee

IMEACHTA AN CHOISTE.

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE.

Dé Céadaoin, 17ú Deireadh Fómhair, 1951.

Wednesday, 17th October, 1951.

1. The Committee met at 2.30 p.m.


2. Members Present.


The following members were present:


Deputy Sheldon (in the Chair), Deputies P. Brady, Mrs. Crowley, Davern, Davin, M. E. Dockrell, Finan, Gallagher, Gilbride, Hickey, D. O’Sullivan and Palmer.


3. Consideration of Appropriation Accounts, 1949-50.


Consideration of the Appropriation Accounts for the year 1949-50 was begun. The following Accounts were disposed of:—President’s Establishment, Houses of the Oireachtas, Department of the Taoiseach, Office of the Minister for Finance, Management of Government Stocks, State Laboratory, Civil Service Commission, Irish Tourist Board, Commissions and Special Inquiries, Superannuation and Retired Allowances, Rates on Government Property, Secret Service Expenses under the Electoral Act and the Juries Act, Miscellaneous Expenses, Supplementary Agricultural Grants, Law Charges, Universities and Colleges, Damage to Property (Neutrality) Compensation. Personal Injuries (Civilians) Compensation. Central Statistics Office, Repayments to Contingency Fund, Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Valuation and Boundary Survey, Ordnance Survey, Dundrum Asylum and Public Record Office.


4. Witnesses Examined.


Mr. J. J. McElligott (Secretary, Department of Finance), Mr. R. P. Rice (Chairman, Revenue Commissioners), Mr. C. C. McElligott (Commissioner of Valuation) Dr. W. J. Coyne (Dundrum Asylum), Mr. D. Coffey (Public Record Office), Mr. J. O’Donovan (Department of Finance) and the Comptroller and Auditor General were examined.


5. Adjournment.


The Committee adjourned at 4.25 p.m. until 11 a.m. tomorrow.