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IMEACHTA AN CHOISTE SPEISIALTA.

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

Déardaoin, 25ú Eanáir, 1951.

Thursday, 25th January, 1951.

1. Chruinnigh an Coiste ar 2.30 p.m.

2. Comhaltai i Lathair.

Bhí na comhaltaí seo a leanas i láthair:—

An Teachta Ó Domhnaill (i gCeannas); na Teachtaí Ó hAllamhain, Ó Beachain, Bléine, Ó Cuagáin, Ó Dabboireann, Ó Duinn, Ó Maoláin, Máirtín Ó Súilleabháin, Suatman agus Tomás Breathnach.

3. Breithniu an Bhille.

Chrom an Coiste ar an mBille a bhreithniú.

(i) Alt 1 aontaithe.

(ii) Alt nua.

Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Suatman):

“Before section 2 to insert a new section as follows:—

‘This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Agriculture shall by Order appoint and the Minister may appoint different days for different Counties but no Order shall be made in respect of any County unless and until the County Committee of Agriculture for that County shall request the making of such an Order.’”

Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.

(iii) Alt 2.

Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Suatman):

“To delete subsection (1) and substitute a new subsection as follows:—

‘(1) An agricultural employer shall allow to an agricultural worker who is employed by him on a contract for a period of not less than one week one half-holiday of four hours in respect of each week so worked.’”

Leasú leasaithe, faoi chead, chun go léifeadh sé mar a leanas:—

“To delete subsection (1) and substitute a new subsection as follows:—

‘(1) An agricultural employer shall allow within a period of two weeks to an agricultural worker who is employed by him on a contract for a period of not less than one week one half-holiday of four hours in respect of each week so worked.’”

Ceist, mar a leasaíodh, curtha, agus aontaithe.

Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Suatman):

“In subsection (2), line 29, to delete all words after the word ‘at’ and substitute the following: ‘the worker’s average hourly earnings in the week in respect of which the half-holiday is being allowed.’”

Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.

Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Suatman):

“After subsection (2) to insert a new subsection as follows:—

‘(3) An agricultural employer may postpone any half-holiday for a period not exceeding six weeks at his discretion. Should the employment terminate before any postponed half-holiday is due to be allowed, such half-holiday shall be allowed before the employment terminates.’”

Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.

Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Suatman):

“After subsection (2) to insert a new subsection as follows:—

‘(3) Where a worker instead of taking the half-holiday which he is to be allowed under this section, remains at work with his employer’s consent, the employer shall be deemed to have allowed the half-holiday to the worker if he pays him the half-holiday remuneration provided by the foregoing subsection, before the end of the week in which the half-holiday is to be allowed.’”

Leasú leasaithe, faoi chead, chun go léifeadh sé mar a leanas:—

“After subsection (2) to insert a new subsection as follows:—

‘(3) Where a worker instead of taking the half-holiday which he is to be allowed under this section, remains at work with his employer’s consent, the employer shall be deemed to have allowed the half-holiday to the worker if he pays him in addition to wages the half-holiday remuneration provided by the foregoing subsection.’”

Ceist, mar a leasaíodh, curtha: rinne an Coiste vótáil: Tá, 7; Níl, 4.

Tá:—Na Teachtaí Ó hAllamhain, Ó Beachain, Bléine, Ó Cuagáin, Ó Dabhoireann, Suatman agus Tomás Breathnach.

Níl:—Na Teachtaí Ó Duinn, Ó Maoláin, Ó Domhnaill agus Máirtín Ó Súilleabháin.

Faisnéiseadh dá réir sin go rabhthas tar éis glacadh leis an gCeist mar a leasaíodh í.

Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Maoláin):

“After subsection (2) to insert a new subsection as follows:—

Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.

Alt, mar a leasaíodh, aontaithe.

(iv) Alt 3.

Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Suatman);

“To delete subsection (2).”

Ceist curtha, agus aontaithe.

Alt, mar a leasaíodh, aontaithe.

(v) Teideal aontaithe.

4. Tuarascail an Choiste.

Dréacht-Thuarascáil a chuir an Cathaoirleach (An Teachta Ó Domhnaill) faoi bhráid an Choiste, léite den chéad uair agus den dara huair agus rite mar a leanas:—

The Special Committee has gone through the Bill and has made amendments thereto. The Bill, as amended, is reported to the Dáil.

Ordaithe: A thuairisciú da réir sin.

5. Deireadh an Ghno.

Chuir an Coiste deireadh lena ghnó ar 6.05 p.m.