I move:—
Chun críche aon Achta a rithfar sa tsiosón so chun diúitéthe áirithe de Chustuim agus Ioncum Dúithche, maraon le Mál, d'éileamh agus do ghearra, chun an dlí a bhaineann le Custuim agus Ioncum Dúithche, maraon le Mál, do leasú agus chun tuille forálacha i dtaobh Airgid do dhéanamh, go bhfuil sé oiriúnach a údarú go n-íocfar amach as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas aon chostaisí fé n-a raghaidh an Gárda Síochána maidir le deighleáil le gadhair ar seachrán.
That for the purpose of any Act of the present session to charge and impose certain duties of Customs and Inland Revenue, including Excise, to amend the law relating to Customs and Inland Revenue, including Excise, and to make further provisions in connection with Finance, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas of any expenses incurred by the Gárda Síochána in connection with the disposal of stray dogs.
This resolution is necessary because in passing the Finance Act of 1925, which dealt with the licence fees obtained under the Dogs Regulation Act, we did not make all the consequential changes required. Under the legislation that existed up to that time the fees were paid into the Dogs Act Account in the hands of the Registrar of Petty Sessions. The Registrar paid out of these moneys the expenses incurred by the police in dealing with stray dogs under the Act of 1906. By the Finance Act of 1925 we placed the management of the dog duty in the hands of the Revenue Commissioners. Accordingly, the proceeds of it flow into the Exchequer and cannot be utilised by the Registrar of Petty Sessions or the corresponding officer. There has been a problem, consequently, in regard to the provisions which exist in Section 17, I think, of the Act of 1906. It is provided, therefore, that the provision in the Act of 1906 be repealed, and that the expenses of the officer of police be paid out of moneys to be provided by the Oireachtas. This is simply making a change in legislation that ought to have been made in the Finance Act of 1925.
