I move:—
Go ndeontar suim bhreise ná raghaidh thar Dheich bPúint chun íoctha an Mhuirir a thiocfidh chun bheith iníoctha i rith na bliana dar críoch an 31adh lá de Mhárta, 1927, chun tuarastail agus costaisí na Roinne Puist agus Telegrafa maraon le Telefóna.
That a supplementary sum not exceeding Ten Pounds be granted to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending the 31st day of March, 1927, for the salaries and expenses of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, including Telephones.
The reason this particular Vote is brought forward is that the provision of sites appears in the Post Office Vote and not in the Board of Works Vote, as occurs in the case of other Departments. As a result of the discussion at the Public Accounts Committee it was agreed that for every proposal for a service of a novel character, or if a considerable sum was involved, a supplementary estimate should be introduced, and every proposal for a building where it involves a sum in excess of £5,000 should be laid before the Dáil as a specific proposal before being undertaken. In order to meet the requirements of the Post Office in Cork it is proposed to purchase certain premises there for a sum of £13,500. This will give accommodation which it is estimated could not have been obtained by the purchase of a site and the erection of buildings thereon for a sum less than, say, £65,000. The other part of the Estimate is required for the purchase of a leasehold interest in certain premises in Henry Street, Dublin, which are to be used for the Post Office Savings Bank.
