Committee Reports::Report - Appropriation Accounts 1957 - 1958::13 November, 1958::Proceedings of the Joint Committee

IMEACHTAÍ AN CHOISTE.

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE.

Déardaoin, 13 Samhain, 1958.

Thursday, 13th November, 1958.

1. The Committee met at 11 a.m.


2. Members Present.


The following members were present:—


Deputy Dillon (in the Chair), Deputies Booth, J. Brennan, S. Browne, Carty, Cunningham, Jones and Sheldon.


3. Consideration of Appropriation Accounts, 1957-58.


Consideration of Appropriation Accounts for the year 1957-58 was begun. The following Accounts were disposed of:—President’s Establishment, Houses of the Oireachtas, Department of the Taoiseach, Central Statistics Office, Office of the Minister for Finance, Management of Government Stocks, State Laboratory, Civil Service Commission, An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Commissions and Special Inquiries, Superannuation and Retired Allowances, Secret Service, Expenses under the Electoral Act and the Juries Act, Supplementary Agricultural Grants, Law Charges, Miscellaneous Expenses, Repayments to Contingency Fund and Office of the Revenue Commissioners.


4. Witnesses Examined.


Mr. T. K. Whitaker (Secretary, Department of Finance), Mr. R. P. Rice (Chairman, Revenue Commissioners), and the Comptroller and Auditor General were examined.


6. Adjournment.


The Committee adjourned at 12.20 p.m. until 11 a.m. on Thursday next.