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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 4 Jun 1930

Vol. 35 No. 4

In Committee on Finance. - Vote No. 1—Governor-General's Establishment.

I move:—

Go ndeontar suim ná raghaidh thar £3,615 chun slánuithe na suime is gá chun íoctha an Mhuirir a thiocfidh chun bheith iníoctha i rith na bliana dar críoch an 31adh lá de Mhárta, 1931, chun Tuarastail agus Costaisí Teaghlachas an tSeanascail (Uimh. 14 de 1923).

That a sum not exceeding £3,615 be granted to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1931, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Governor-General's Establishment (No. 14 of 1923).

The change here is principally due to the fact that the amount provided under sub-head E has been reduced by £40. It is regarded as the normal amount.

Níl aon rud nua le rá agam ar an gceist seo. Labhras cheana air dhá uair nó trí ach an méid a dubhras cheana táim chun a rá arís, agus chur i gcoinne an airgid so do thabhairt. 'Sé ár dtuairim nách bhfuil luach a n-airgid á thabhairt do mhuinntear na h-Eireann agus nách fiú airgead do chaitheamh ar an oifig no ar pé duine atá ann mar fhear ionaid do rí Shasana. Ní dóigh linn go bhfuil aon tairbhe ag teacht don tír ó chaitheamh an airgid seo nó ó'n obair atá á dhéanamh ag an bhfear seo. Sé ár dtuairim gur fearr i bhfad gan an t-airgead do chaitheamh mar seo ach é a chur chun maitheasa na tíre. Tá an tuarasdal ró-árd ar fad agus is mó é ná an méid is féidir linn a dhíol. Nílimíd saidhbhear ár ndóthain chun go mbfhéidir linn an méid sin do dhíol fiú amháin dá mbeadh gádh leis. Mar gheall ar sin ní féidir linn glacadh leis an Vóta, agus caithfimid guth a thabhairt 'na choinne.

Níl aon rud le rá agam ar an díospóireacht seo. Gach a bhí le rá agam tá sé ráidhte cheana.

Question put.
The Committee divided: Tá, 49; Níl, 34.

  • Alton, Ernest Henry.
  • Beckett, James Walter.
  • Bennett, George Cecil.
  • Blythe, Ernest.
  • Brennan, Michael.
  • Byrne, John Joseph.
  • Carey, Edmund.
  • Collins-O'Driscoll, Mrs. Margt.
  • Craig, Sir James.
  • Davis, Michael.
  • Doyle, Peadar Seán.
  • Jordan, Michael.
  • Keogh, Myles.
  • Law, Hugh Alexander.
  • Leonard, Patrick.
  • Lynch, Finian.
  • Mathews, Arthur Patrick.
  • McDonogh, Martin.
  • MacEóin, Seán.
  • McGilligan, Patrick.
  • Mongan, Joseph W.
  • Murphy, James E.
  • Murphy, Joseph Xavier.
  • Nally, Martin Michael.
  • O'Connell, Richard.
  • Duggan, Edmund John.
  • Egan, Barry M.
  • Esmonde, Osmond Thos. Grattan.
  • Fitzgerald, Desmond.
  • Fitzgerald-Kenney, James.
  • Good, John.
  • Hassett, John J.
  • Hennessy, Thomas.
  • Hennigan, John.
  • Henry, Mark.
  • Holohan, Richard.
  • O'Donovan, Timothy Joseph.
  • O'Leary, Daniel.
  • O'Mahony, Dermot Gun.
  • O'Reilly, John J.
  • O'Sullivan, Gearóid.
  • O'Sullivan, John Marcus.
  • Rice, Vincent.
  • Roddy, Martin.
  • Sheehy, Timothy (West Cork).
  • Thrift, William Edward.
  • Tierney, Michael.
  • White, Vincent Joseph.
  • Wolfe, Jasper Travers.

Níl

  • Blaney, Neal.
  • Brady, Seán.
  • Buckley, Daniel.
  • Carty, Frank.
  • Clancy, Patrick.
  • Colbert, James.
  • Cooney, Eamon.
  • Derrig, Thomas.
  • Everett, James.
  • Fogarty, Andrew.
  • Gorry, Patrick J.
  • Goulding, John.
  • Hogan, Patrick (Clare).
  • Houlihan, Patrick.
  • Jordan, Stephen.
  • Kerlin, Frank.
  • Killilea, Mark.
  • Kilroy, Michael.
  • Lemass, Seán F.
  • Little, Patrick John.
  • Maguire, Ben.
  • McEllistrim, Thomas.
  • McEntee, Seán.
  • Moore, Séamus.
  • Mullins, Thomas.
  • O'Connell, Thomas J.
  • O'Kelly, Seán T.
  • O'Leary, William.
  • O'Reilly, Thomas.
  • Powell, Thomas P.
  • Ryan, James.
  • Sexton, Martin.
  • Sheehy, Timothy (Tipp.).
  • Ward, Francis C.
Tellers:— Tá: Deputies Duggan and P. Doyle; Níl: Deputies Killilea and S. Jordan.
Motion declared carried.
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