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IMEACHTAÍ AN CHOISTE

Proceedings of the Committee

Déardaoin, 21 Feabhra, 1974.

Thursday, 21st February, 1974.

1. The Committee met at 11 a.m.

2. Members Present.

The following members were present:—

Deputy de Valera (in the Chair), Deputies Crotty, Griffin, MacSharry, Pattison and Tunney.

3. The Committee deliberated.

4. Report of the Committee.

The Chairman brought forward a Draft Report for consideration.

(i) Paragraph 1 agreed to.

(ii) Paragraph 2.

Amendment proposed (Deputies de Valera and MacSharry):

“To add: “The Committee is aware of changing patterns of employment recently and wishes to be kept informed by the Departments of the Public Service and Finance of the situation in this regard. It proposes to keep the situation under review and requests statistics showing the number of vacancies in the various entry grades of the civil service and the number of applications therefor’.”

Amendment agreed to.

Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.

(iii) Paragraphs 3 to 6 inclusive agreed to.

(iv) Paragraph 7.

Amendment proposed (Deputies de Valera and MacSharry):

“In third sentence (a) to delete ‘also accepts’ and substitute ‘does not accept’ (b) to delete ‘but it considers that such exemption should only be granted for very serious reasons’ and substitute ‘and draws attention again to its recommendations in Paragraph 81 of its Report of 13 July 1972’ and in fourth sentence to delete ‘also’.”

Amendment agreed to.

Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.

(v) Paragraphs 8 to 10 inclusive agreed to.

(vi) Paragraph 11.

Amendment proposed (Deputies de Valera and MacSharry):

“Before the last sentence to add: ‘Having regard to the efficiency and success of the existing scheme, the Committee is concerned that the effectiveness of the county development teams would be maintained. It repeats the observation contained in its Report of 12th November 1970 that: It is of the essence of this type of activity that the local authorities should be closely involved with expenditure and the development teams consist of the county manager, the county engineer, the Chief Agricultural Officer, the Chief Educational Officer and the Chairman of the county council in question. The Fund is administered by the Minister for Finance who employs the teams’ secretaries’.”

Amendment agreed to.

Ordered: That further consideration of paragraph 11 be postponed.

5. Adjournment.

The Committee adjourned at 12.45 p.m. until 11 a.m. on Thursday next.