proposed the House would take up the election of the Grand Committee agreed upon at the session of 25/8/21. Ministers were not eligible for election but of course could vote as private members. He also proposed that any vacancies that would arise owing to enemy action should be filled by those whose names were next in order according to number of votes received.
This was agreed to.
It was also arranged that the voting would be by ballot and Seán Milroy and Michael Hayes were appointed as scrutineers.