Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Duties of Chief Agricultural Officer.
The Chief Agricultural Officer will be required to give his whole time to the duties of the post and in pursuance thereof:—
(a) To act as Secretary and Accountant to the Committee and to carry out the duties of Instructor in Agriculture.
(b) To convene and attend meetings of the Committee, record the proceedings thereat, and supply copies of the minutes and financial minutes to the Department of Agriculture within seven days after such meetings.
(c) To perform all duties as Secretary, Accountant and Instructor that may be required of him under, and to comply with, the terms of the Agricultural and Live Stock Schemes and any other relevant Schemes, for the time being approved, and to observe such regulations in connection therewith as may from time to time be prescribed by the Minister for Agriculture.
(d) To furnish returns, claims, reports, etc., and carry out such administrative details in connection with the various approved Schemes in the County as may be required by the Committee or the Minister.
(e) To keep a special inventory or stockbook of all equipment used in connection with the various approved schemes.
(f) To do such work as may be required in connection with the Fertiliser Feeding Stuffs and Mineral Mixtures Act, 1955, the Agricultural Seeds Act, 1936, the Destructive Insects and Pests (Consolidation) Act, 1958 the Bee Pest Prevention (Ireland) Act 1908 and other statutes as may be required by the Minister for Agriculture.
(g) To make himself thoroughly familiar with the requirements of the County in relation to the work of the Committee and to take a leading part in promoting the interests and success of the various approved schemes in the County.
(h) To be responsible for and to devote his attention largely to, the organisation, discipline, equipment and educational efficiency of the courses of instruction—classes, lectures, meetings, etc., provided by the Committee under or in connection with the approved County Schemes.
(i) To ensure that the time of the subordinate staff in the employment of the Committee is fully and usefully occupied, that their duties are efficiently discharged and that their visits to the various districts in the County are arranged with due regard to economy in travelling expenses, and to examine and take appropriate action on their reports and weekly diaries.
(j) To undertake no duties other than these appertaining to his office without having previously obtained the express sanction of the Committee and the Minister for Agriculture and in no case to act as Secretary to any local or County Agricultural Show or other Society.