Yesterday I promised, at the request of certain members of the Dáil, to procure information with regard to people who were scheduled and who might be ruled out under the terms of the amendment before the House. I have not been able to get that information in time for to-day, and I suggest that the matter should stand over until to-morrow.
DENTISTS BILL, 1928—FROM THE SEANAD.
I made the statement yesterday that I understood two other men on the Third Schedule would be under age. I would now suggest that the Minister should accept the amendment, as it is desirable to pass the Bill before the House rises.
There is an absence of information on that point?
On the part of the Minister, yes.
Is the Deputy asking that the Bill be taken now?
That the Minister should accept the amendment.
I suggest that the whole matter be postponed until to-morrow.
I submit that the information should be readily accessible to the Minister, but if the Minister is prepared to say that he will definitely take the Bill to-morrow. I have no objection.
I will take it to-day.
Take it now if you like.
I am prepared.
Would it not be more satisfactory to have this information? I think a very important point is involved in it. It is Government business, and it is for the Government to say.
Representation has been made to me that the information for which this Bill was postponed is not now available and I think we ought not to go on with it— that it would not be fair.
If the information is not available at the moment, I would point out to Deputy Briscoe that that is likely to prejudice his own amendment.
I have no objection to having it postponed, if the Minister will tell us that he will take it to-morrow.
I will take it to-morrow if the House is prepared to go on without the information if I cannot get it.
Does the Minister think that he will be able to get it by to-morrow?
I have no thoughts on the matter. It depends on a certain doctor being back from the country to-morrow. I do not know when he will be back.
I should say that he will not be back.
AN CEANN COMAIRLE
The main point is to get these amendments dealt with before the House rises. Is that not Deputy Briscoe's point?
The Minister is anxious to have the Bill dealt with before the House rises, but if the Department thinks that it would be impossible to get the information, I have no objection to having it postponed.
The situation is that it will be passed before we rise, if that is the point the Deputy is in doubt on. We are going to pass this before the adjournment.
Order postponed until to-morrow.