Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 6 Jul 1950

Vol. 122 No. 5

Committee on Finance. - Business of the Dáil.

An Ceann Comhairle

It is agreed that the House should meet on:—

Thursday, 6th July, from 10.30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday, 7th July, from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, 11th July, from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Wednesday, 12th July, from 10.30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Thursday, 13th July, from 10.30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday, 14th July, from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

and that, apart from the time for questions, the Opposition will be allocated an aggregate of 38 hours of the total available under this arrangement.

The business to be concluded is the remaining Estimates and the consequential financial legislation, Limerick City Management Bill, 1950; Agricultural Workers (Holidays) Bill, 1949; Rates on Agricultural Land (Relief) Bill, 1950; Housing (Amendment) Bill, 1950; Turf Development Bill, 1949; Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between Ireland and the U.S.A.; Teachers' Pension Order, and the Sugar (Prohibition of Import) Order, 1950.

The Committee and remaining Stages of the Housing (Amendment) Bill and the Turf Development Bill to be taken on Tuesday, 18th, if not concluded before that date.

Mr. de Valera

It is clear that the 38 hours refer to the hours before Tuesday, 18th?

Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Mr. Cosgrave)

Yes.

An Ceann Comhairle

That is up to 5 p.m. on Friday, 14th.

The Taoiseach

We shall adjourn definitely on Tuesday, 18th.

Mr. de Valera

Will questions be at 2 o'clock on the day on which the Dáil meets at 2 p.m.?

Mr. Cosgrave

Yes, it is only one day, next Tuesday.

Mr. Corry

I, as an ordinary Deputy of the House, take objection to any curtailment of the debates on the Estimates in particular. I object also to a number of Bills being thrown on top of the Estimates at this stage. A number of these Bills could very well have been taken during the slack period of the year, last autumn. I certainly consider that I would not be doing justice to my constituents in agreeing to any curtailment of discussion on the various Estimates. Furthermore, an agreement that was reached in this House yesterday in connection with a motion has been flagrantly broken. I certainly, as one who has my rights to maintain in this House, am not prepared to give any concession and, so far as I am concerned, anything I can do to block all concessions, I shall do.