Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 5 Aug 1953

Vol. 141 No. 9

Committee on Finance. - Comptroller and Auditor-General (Amendment) Bill, 1952 — Committee and Final Stages.

Section 1 put and agreed to.

SECTION 2.

Mr. MacEntee

I move amendment No. 1:—

Before Section 2 to insert a new section as follows:—

Where, in the case of the person who was Comptroller and Auditor-General on the 1st day of April, 1953, an award under the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1947, is granted by virtue of sub-section (1) of Section 2 of the Comptroller and Auditor-General (Amendment) Act, 1944 (No. 19 of 1944), any computation for the purposes of the award shall, notwithstanding anything contained in those Acts, be upon the salary appointed by Section 1 of this Act.

This amendment will ensure that the increase which is now being grantedto the Comptroller and Auditor-General will count to him in full for pension purposes.

Amendment put and agreed to.

Section 2, as amended, put and agreed to.

Title agreed to.

Bill reported with one amendment.

Question—"That the Bill be received for final consideration"—put and agreed to.

Question proposed: "That the Bill do now pass."

Mr. Everett

I want to explain that my opposition is on a matter of principle. It has been pointed out that if we were to exercise our powers and oppose all stages we might be a party to an injustice on an individual. I want to remove that impression. I would be the last to be a party to an injustice on any individual, much less this high official. Therefore, I want to make it clear that I am withdrawing my opposition and will allow the Bill to go through so that this individual will realise that we are not doing any injustice to him as an individual.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill certified a Money Bill according to Article 22 of the Constitution.