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IMEACHTA AN CHOISTE SPEISIALTA.

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

Dé Máirt, 25ú Márta, 1952.

Tuesday, 25th March, 1952.

1. Chruinnigh an Coiste ar 7.30 p.m.


2. Comhaltai i Lathair.


Bhí na comhaltaí seo a leanas i láthair:—


An Teachta V. de Valéra (i g Ceannas); an tAire Cosanta, na Teachtaí Ó Braonáin, Mac Artúir, Ó Colla, S. Ó Coileáin, Ó Comhdhain, Ó Dabhoireann, Ó Gallchobhair, Hilliard agus Tomás Ó hUiginn (Sóisear).


3. Breithniu an Bhille.


D’athchrom an Coiste ar an mBille a bhreithniú.


(i) Alt 53.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“In subsection (1), paragraph (a), page 36, line 36, to delete ‘(including a minor)’.”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“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’.”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.


Alt aontaithe.


(ii) Alt 54 aontaithe.


(iii) Alt 55.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“In subsection (3), line 31, to delete ‘shall’ and substitute ‘may’.”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.


Alt aontaithe.


(iv) Ailt 56, 57 agus 58 aontaithe.


(v) Alt 59.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“In line 23 to delete ‘enlisting’ and substitute ‘applying to be enlisted’.”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.


Alt aontaithe.


(vi) Ailt 60 go 69 go huile, aontaithe.


(vii) Alt 70.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“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’.”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.,


Alt aontaithe.


(viii) Ailt 71, 72 agus 73 aontaithe.


(ix) Alt 74.


Ceist—“Go bhfanfaidh an t-alt mar chuid den Bhille”—curtha: rinne an Coiste vótáil: Tá, 5; Níl, 2.


Tá:—Aire Cosanta, na Teachtaí Ó Braonáin, Ó Colla, Ó Gallchobhair agus Hilliard.


Níl:—Na Teachtaí Ó Comhdhain agus Tomás Ó hUiginn (Sóisear).


Faisnéiseadh dá réir sin go rabhthas tar éis glacadh leis an gCeist.


(x) Alt 75 aontaithe.


(xi) Alt 76.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“In subsection (1), paragraph (b), line 46, to insert ‘or the Minister’ before ‘for’.”


Ceist curtha, agus aontaithe.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“In subsection (2), page 43, line 52, before ‘be’ to insert ‘in addition to the ordinary meaning’.”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.


Alt, mar a leasaíodh, aontaithe.


(xii) Alt 77.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“In paragraph (b), line 12, before ‘bound’ to insert ‘at the date of his attestation’.”


Ceist curtha, agus aontaithe.


Alt, mar a leasaíodh, aontaithe.


(xiii) Alt 78.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“In subsection (1), paragraph (a), line 26, before ‘as’ to insert ‘and is rendering service’.”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“To delete subsection (2).”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.


Alt aontaithe.


(xiv) Alt 79.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“In subsection (1), page 44, line 52, after ‘Minister’ to insert ‘with the consent of the man’.”


Ceist curtha, agus diúltaithe.


Alt aontaithe.


(xv) Ailt 80 agus 81 aontaithe.


(xvi) Alt 82.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“In line 40, to delete ‘at his last registered place of abode’ and substitute ‘to the address indicated by him on discharge’.”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.


Alt aontaithe.


(xvii) Alt 83 aontaithe.


(xviii) Alt 84.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“In subsection (2), line 11, before ‘reduce’ to insert ‘for a prescribed reason’.”


Ceist curtha, agus aontaithe.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“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.’”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.


Alt, mar a leasaíodh, aontaithe.


(xix) Alt 85 aontaithe.


(xx) Alt 86.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“To delete subsection (1).”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.


Alt aontaithe.


(xxi) Ailt 87 agus 88 aontaithe.


(xxii) Alt 89.


Leasú tairgthe (An Teachta Ó Comhdhain):


“In line 51, to delete ‘the territorial seas of’.”


Leasú, faoi chead, tarraingthe siar.


Alt aontaithe.


(xxiii) Ailt 90 go 96 go huile, aontaithe.


Breithniú breise ar an mBille curtha ar athló.


4. Athla.


Chuaigh an Coiste ar athló ar 9.35 p.m. go dtí 5 p.m. amárach.