Vol. 208 No. 10
The following motion was moved by Deputy Dillon on 9th April, 1964:
That Dáil Éireann calls for the immediate withdrawal of the Department of External Affairs publication entitled "Facts About Ireland", produced at public expense, on the grounds that its contents are politically biassed, and present a grossly distorted picture of the evolution of modern Ireland.
The following motion was moved by Deputy Corish on 9th April, 1964:
That Dáil Éireann considers that the Minister for External Affairs has not discharged his duty to the taxpayers in the manner of the production of the booklet "Facts About Ireland", and that the section of the booklet headed "History" does not reflect respect for objective recording of events of the past half century but is written with the obvious purpose of political advantage of the Fianna Fáil Party; that, further, Dáil Éireann is of opinion that gross offence is offered to large numbers of our people by the complete omission of any reference to such a historically significant social event as the great struggle of the workers in 1913 under the leadership of James Larkin which had such profound results upon the living standards of the Irish people and peoples of other countries; and that, further, Dáil Éireann condemns the lack of any reference to the growth and development of the Trade Union movement and its tremendous contribution towards the well-being of the nation.
