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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 26 Mar 1952

Vol. 130 No. 4

Committee on Finance. - Tourist Traffic Bill, 1951—Money Resolution.

I move:—

That for the purpose of any Act of the present Session to make further and better provision for the encouragement and development of the tourist traffic and, in particular, to establish a body to engage in publicity in connection with such traffic, to amend and extend the Tourist Traffice Acts, 1939 and 1946, to amend the law relating to the licensing of hotels for the sale of intoxicating liquor, and to provide for other matters connected with the matters aforesaid, it is expedient to authorise—

(1) the payment out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas to the board heretofore known as the Irish Tourist Board of such sums, not exceeding in the aggregate £250,000 in any one financial year, as the board shall from time to time require;

(2) the payment out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas to the body established by such Act to engage in publicity of such sums, not exceeding in the aggregate £250,000 in any one financial year, as the body shall from time to time require;

(3) the advance out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof of such sums as may from time to time be required for fulfilling guarantees given under such Act;

(4) the charge on and payment out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof of the principal and interest of all securities issued for the purpose of borrowing under such Act; and

(5) the payment out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas of such sums as may be required for the repayment, in accordance with the provisions of such Act, of advances made from the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof.

Question put and agreed to.
Resolution reported and agreed to.
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