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IMEACHTAÍ AN CHOISTE

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE

Dé Céadaoin, 7 Meitheamh, 1972

Wednesday, 7 June, 1972.

1. The Committee met at 4.15 p.m.

2. Members Present.

The following members were present:—

Deputies R. Burke, E. Collins, FitzGerald, H. Gibbons, MacSharry, Nolan and Tunney.

3. Mr. E. F. Suttle (Comptroller and Auditor General) was in attendance in an advisory capacity.

4. Election of Temporary Chairman

Motion made (Deputy Nolan):

“That in the unavoidable absence of the Chairman, Deputy Collins do take the Chair for this meeting.”

Question put, and agreed to.

Deputy Collins took the Chair accordingly.

5. Ordered: that Mr. C. H. Murray, Secretary, Department of Finance be asked to state* whether in connection with the issue of money to the Irish Red Cross Society, he sought a direction from the then Minister whether this money was to issue to the Society under section 2 of the Red Cross Act 1938 or not.

6. Ordered: in relation to Mr. C. H. Murray’s letter* of 1 June, not to publish the text of the Brief as a condition of its being made available.

7. Ordered: in relation to Mr. C. H. Murray’s letter† of 3 March 1972 regarding the secret semi-official letter of 21 May 1970 from the former Secretary, Department of Justice to inform Mr. Murray† that the letter is considered relevant, that the Committee will refer in its report to issues raised by it, and that it may be necessary to publish the text of the letter.

8. Ordered: not to publish three internal documents forwarded with Mr. Murray’s letter* of 30 May 1972.

9. Sitting Suspended.

The sitting was suspended at 6.30 p.m. until 7.30 p.m. today.

10. The Committee met again at 7.30 p.m.

11. Ordered: that witnesses who gave evidence in private be written to in terms approved regarding the question of publishing the evidence.

12. Ordered: that during the period of absence of the Chairman, the Temporary Chairman be authorised to give directions between meetings to the Secretary on matters arising.

13. Consideration of the form of a draft Final Report was resumed.

14. Adjournment.

The Committee adjourned at 11.15 p.m. until 11.30 a.m. on Thursday 22 June 1972.

* Appendix 4 (8) (b).

† Appendix 4 (8) (a).