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IMEACHTA AN CHOISTE SPEISIALTA.THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE.Dé Máirt, 25ú Márta, 1952.Tuesday, 25th March, 1952.1. The Committee met at 7.30 p.m. 2. Members Present. The following members were present:— Deputy V. de Valera (in the Chair), the Minister for Defence, Deputies Brennan, Carter, Colley, S. Collins, Cowan, Davern, Gallagher, Hilliard and T. F. O’Higgins (Junior.) 3. Consideration of Bill. The Committee resumed consideration of the Bill. (i) Section 53. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In subsection (1), paragraph (a), page 36, line 36, to delete ‘(including a minor)’.” Amendment by leave, withdrawn. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In subsection (1), paragraph (b), page 36, lines 44 and 45, to delete ‘The Minister in special cases or classes of cases, may direct that’.” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Section agreed to. (i) Section 54 agreed to. (iii) Section 55. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In subsection (3), line 31, to delete ‘shall’ and substitute ‘may’.” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Section agreed to. (iv) Sections 56, 57 and 58 agreed to. (v) Section 59. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In line 23 to delete ‘enlisting’ and substitute ‘applying to be enlisted’.” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Section agreed to. (vi) Sections 60 to 69 inclusive, agreed to. (vii) Section 70. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In subsection (6), page 42, to delete all words after ‘place’ in line 22 to the end of the subsection and substitute the following: ‘in Ireland to which he may at the time of his transfer or discharge desire to be conveyed’.” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Section agreed to. (viii) Sections 71, 72 and 73 agreed to. (ix) Section 74. Question—“That the section stand part of the Bill”—put: the Committee divided: For, 5; Against, 2. For:—Minister for Defence, Deputies Brennan, Colley, Gallagher and Hilliard. Against:—Deputies Cowan and T. F. O’Higgins (Jun.) The Question was declared carried accordingly. (x) Section 75 agreed to. (xi) Section 76. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In subsection (1), paragraph (b), line 46, to insert ‘or the Minister’ before ‘for’.” Question put, and agreed to. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In subsection (2), page 43, line 52, before ‘be’ to insert ‘in addition to the ordinary meaning’.” Amendment, ‘by leave, withdrawn. Section, as amended, agreed to. (xii) Section 77. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In paragraph (b), line 12, before ‘bound’ to insert ‘at the date of his attestation’.” Question put, and agreed to. Section, as amended, agreed to. (xiii) Section 78. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In subsection (1), paragraph (a), line 26, before ‘as’ to insert ‘and is rendering service’.” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “To delete subsection (2).” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Section agreed to. (xiv) Section 79. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In subsection (1), page 44, line 52, after ‘Minister’ to insert ‘with the consent of the man’.” Question put, and negatived. Section agreed to. (xv) Sections 80 and 81 agreed to. (xvi) Section 82. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In line 40, to delete ‘at his last registered place of abode’ and substitute ‘to the address indicated by him on discharge’.” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Section agreed to. (xvii) Section 83 agreed to. (xviii) Section 84. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In subsection (2), line 11, before ‘reduce’ to insert ‘for a prescribed reason’.” Question put, and agreed to. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “After subsection (5), to add a new subsection as follows:— ‘(6) No non-commissioned officer shall be reduced to a lower substantive non-commissioned rank unless the reasons for his proposed reduction have been communicated to him in writing by his commanding officer and he is given an opportunity of submitting in writing to the Adjutant-General his objections to the reduction and, on consideration of the objections, the Adjutant-General confirms and authorises the reduction.”’ Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Section, as amended, agreed to. (xix) Section 85 agreed to. (xx) Section 86. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “To delete subsection (1).” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Section agreed to. (xxi) Sections 87 and 88 agreed to. (xxii) Section 89. Amendment proposed (Deputy Cowan): “In line 51, to delete ‘the territorial seas of’.” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Section agreed to. (xxiii) Sections 90 to 96 inclusive, agreed to. Further consideration of the Bill adjourned. 4. Adjournment. The Committee adjourned at 9.35 p.m. until 5 p.m. to-morrow. |
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