MINISTERIAL MOTIONS. - COMMISSION ON ORGANISED OPPOSITION TO THE REPUBLIC.
Terms of Reference.
The ACTING-PRESIDENT moved:—
"That the following be the terms of reference of the Commission on Organised Opposition to the Republic:—
‘To investigate and report on the organised opposition to the Republic amongst certain sections of the Irish people.
‘To consider the means by which such opposition can be abated or overcome.
‘To consider what steps can be taken to protect and strengthen the Republican population in areas in which the majority is hostile.' "
The DIRECTOR OF TRADE AND COMMERCE seconded the motion.
The motion was put and carried.
Vote of £400.
The ACTING-PRESIDENT moved:—
"That a sum of £400 be voted towards the expenses of the Commission on Organised Opposition to the Republic."
The SECRETARY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT seconded the motion, which was adopted.
Membership.
On the motion of the ACTING-PRESIDENT it was agreed that the following persons should be invited to act on the Commission on Organised Opposition to the Republic:—
Eoin Mac Neill, Arthur Griffith, M. Collins, Rev. Fr. O'Kieran, Denis Mac Cullough, Rev. Dr. Irwin, Alex Mac Cabe, Erskine Childers, Cathal O Shannon, Thomas Johnston, P. Mac Gilligan, Desmond Fitzgerald, William Sears, Dermot Coffey, Rev. Fr. O Flanagan, P.S. O Hegarty, Owen O Duffy, Sean Mac Entee, J.N. Dolan, Rev. Fr. Mac Shane, Earnan de Blaghd, George Irvine and George Murnaghan.