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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 19 Jul 1923

Vol. 4 No. 13

THE DAIL RESUMES.

Bill as further amended reported.

Can we not take the Report Stage now and pass the Bill?

If the Dáil is agreeable.

I do not know what is the intention. This Bill has been in Committee. Does the Minister mean that reconsideration of the Bill with the amendments incorporated should be taken now?

Considering all the amendments that have been adopted and that some of the amendments have been amended it is rather asking too much.

Of course this is a recommittal Stage. Deputies know the Bill fairly well as every Clause of it has been debated a great many times. However if the Dáil thinks it would like a little more time to look at the amendment, very well.

Perhaps the Minister would consider one point. I have no objection to discussing this on Report, which is really the motion for final consideration now. There has been a considerable amount of discussion and new amendments have been accepted at this Stage. Another thing to be remembered by the Minister that if this is done the Bill cannot be altered until it goes to the Seanad. That I think should be taken into account. I think the amendments have been too heavy to allow such a precedent to be made, and I would suggest that it is not good policy to ask that such a large number of amendments be passed over without further debate and consideration.

I will accept the Deputy's suggestion. We can have the Report Stage on Monday.

Can the amendments be incorporated and circulated?

Probably. I will ascertain that.

Fourth Stage ordered for Monday, 23rd July, 1923.

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