I move:
That Seanad Éireann hereby approves of the Sugar (Prohibition of Import) Order, 1947.
As the Minister is detained in the Dáil, I had better give the House some reasons why the motion is necessary. The Sugar (Control of Import) Act, 1936, empowers the Government to prohibit by Order the importation of sugar except under licence. Import licences may be granted to the sugar company only. The first prohibition Order on the importation of sugar was made in May, 1936, and since that time the importation of sugar has been regulated by an annual prohibition Order. The current prohibition Order, which is the twelfth Order of the series, prohibits the importation of sugar during the period from the 1st May, 1947, to the 30th April, 1948.