There are several amendments here which have been agreed upon. Amendment 54 is an amendment which I introduced at the request of Deputy Colohan, and the principle of it was agreed on in Committee. Amendment 55 is an amendment introduced by Deputy Colohan to which I am agreeing. I think it was, in effect, agreed to by the House during the Committee Stage. Amendment 56 is introduced to give effect to a point raised by Deputy Everett and which was agreed upon in Committee. Amendment 59 is consequential on it. The remaining two amendments are proposed by Deputy Heffernan, who is not here, but I agreed with the Deputy to give an altered version of one of these amendments, and it is the only one about which, I think, there will be any dispute. If the Deputies agree, we could, therefore, take amendments 54, 55, 56 and 59 and pass them now by agreement and take the other amendments, Nos. 57 and 58, later.
The following amendments, Nos. 54, 55, 56 and 59 were then put and agreed to:—
In page 29, before section 63, to insert a new section as follows:—
It shall not be lawful for the council of any county to resolve that an annual sum be raised off such county and paid as a salary to the surgeon of the infirmary or infirmaries thereof under the provision of section 86 of the Grand Jury (Ireland) Act, 1836, as adapted by the Local Government (Adaptation of Irish Enactments) Order, 1899, without the consent of the Minister, and so much of the said section 86 as imposes a limit on the amount which may be so raised and paid shall cease to have effect.—Aire Rialtais Aitiúla agus Puiblí.
In page 30, before section 65, to insert a new section as follows:—
"If an officer of a rural district council holds more than one office under that council or jointly under that council and another local body, and is removed from the office from which he derives the greater part of his income in consequence of changes effected by or under this Act, he shall be entitled to relinquish all the said offices and to receive compensation on the same terms and conditions as if all his offices had been abolished."—Aodh O Culacháin.
In page 31, Second Schedule, Rule 1, lines 14 and 15, to delete the words "a chairman and nine others" and to insert in lieu thereof the word "ten."—Aire Rialtais Aitiúla agus Sláinte Puiblí.
In page 32, Second Schedule, to delete Rules 9 and 10 and substitute three new rules as follows:—
"9. The first meeting of a board of health after its election shall be an annual meeting, and an annual meeting shall be held in each subsequent year within one month after the anniversary of such election.
"10. At every annual meeting of a board of health the board shall elect a chairman, and may elect a vice-chairman, from amongst its members, who shall hold office until after the next annual meeting of the board.
"11. At every meeting of a board of health the chairman, if present, shall be chairman of the meeting. If the chairman is absent the vice-chairman shall be chairman of the meeting. If the chairman is absent and either no vice-chairman has been elected, or the vice-chairman is absent, such member of the board as the members then present shall choose shall be chairman of the meeting."—Aire Rialtais Aitiúla agus Sláinte Puiblí.