I want to ask if the Minister has in mind any time for the coming into operation of this Bill?
Industrial Development Bill, 1969: Committee and Final Stages.
Sections 1 and 2 agreed to.
SECTION 3.
Question proposed: "That section 3 stand part of the Bill".
Broadly speaking, I might say as soon as possible. Speaking from recollection, there may be certain parts which will not come in with the operation of the Bill itself originally. For the general operation of the Bill I may say it will come into operation as soon as it is possible for me to make the order.
Question put and agreed to.
Sections 4 to 9, inclusive, agreed to.
SECTION 10.
Question proposed: "That section 10 stand part of the Bill."
What I want to say on section 10 arises on other sections as well. I think it arises on section 3 also. When, under this Bill, regulations are laid before the House am I correct in thinking that neither House of the Oireachtas will have in fact an opportunity of rescinding them?
That is correct. It is a fairly common provision in regard to matters such as pensions et cetera.
Question put and agreed to.
Sections 11 to 15, inclusive, agreed to.
SECTION 16.
Question proposed: "That section 16 stand part of the Bill."
The Minister confines the power and authority in relation to section 16 to houses intended for occupation by employees in industry. Is this wise? What is contemplated is the provision of housing for industry, but I think it is possible to envisage a situation where houses originally intended for industry in order to provide accommodation for employees for one reason or another become redundant, for instance, as in the case of a mine which had been worked and operated successfully for a number of years and then peters out. Perhaps a number of houses would become redundant. I am not entirely satisfied that the Authority would then have power either by sale or by letting to allow others than industrial employees have occupation of the houses.
I have not gone into the specific legal point raised by Senator O'Higgins, but at a glance I think it refers to housing intended for occupation by employees in industry. Provided that is complied with, if the situation which Senator O'Higgins visualises were to eventuate I think the authority would in fact have power to dispose of the housing if there were no employees in industry available as the "intended for occupation" phrase would have been satisfied.
"Everything necessary or ancillary to such provision" would cover it.
Yes, but it implies employees in industry. The Minister may well be right but this is a point worth looking at again and in any event it will have to be looked at if the situation arises.
Yes, that is correct.
Question put and agreed to.
Sections 17 to 24, inclusive, agreed to.
SECTION 25.
Question proposed: "That section 25 stand part of the Bill".
This amends the 1950 Act by substituting a new subsection and it is clear that under the subsection substituted where a member of the authority is nominated as a candidate for either House of the Oireachtas he is disqualified. On rereading this it answers my query. At first it seemed to me that the word "candidate" was only referable to the Dáil and that the second part "nominated as a member" referred to the Seanad and I wondered at first whether a person who was nominated as a candidate as distinct from a person nominated as a member of the Seanad was disqualified. I think they are disqualified.
Yes.
Question put and agreed to.
Sections 26 to 47, inclusive, agreed to.
First Schedule agreed to.
Second Schedule agreed to.
Third Schedule agreed to.
Title agreed to.
Bill reported without amendment, received for final consideration and passed.
Ba mhaith liom Nollaig fé mhaise agus fé shéin agus athbhliain shona a ghuí ar Sheanadóirí uile an Tí agus ar Oifigí an tSeanaid.
Before we adjourn I should like to wish Senators and Officers of the Seanad a happy Christmas and New Year.
The Seanad adjourned at 10.10 p.m. until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, 14th January, 1970.