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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 2 Jul 1969

Vol. 241 No. 1

Election of Ceann Comhairle.

Cléireach na Dála

Glacfaidh mé anois le tairiscintí chun an Ceann Comhairle a thoghadh. I shall now receive motions for the election of the Ceann Comhairle.

Tairgim:—-

Go dtoghfar an Teachta Cormac Ua Breisleáin agus go raghaidh sé i gceannas na Dála anois mar Cheann Comhairle.

I move that Deputy Cormac Breslin be elected and do now take the Chair of the Dáil as Ceann Comhairle.

Cormac Breslin was first elected as Ceann Comhairle in November, 1967, having already filled the post of Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the previous 16 years. While occupying the Chair of the Dáil he has, I think, given satisfaction to every Party in the House. I hope that all Deputies will support the motion I have moved and that Deputy Breslin will be re-elected unanimously to the Chair.

Cuidím leis an tairiscint seo.

Cuidím chomh maith leis an tairiscint.

Chuir an Cléireach an cheist: "Go dtoghfar an Teachta Cormac Ua Breisleáin agus go raghaidh sé i gceannas na Dála anois mar Cheann Comhairle" agus d'aontaíodh leis d'aon-ghuth.

Cléireach na Dála

Iarraim anois, thar bhur gceann, ar an Teachta Cormac Ua Breisleáin, Comhalta do Dháil-cheantar Dún na nGall-Liatroim, dul i gceannas ar an Naoú Dáil Éireann Déag seo.

I now call, in your name, on Deputy Cormac Breslin, Member for the Constituency of Donegal-Leitrim, to take the Chair of this, the Nine-teenth Dáil Éireann.

Whereupon Members rose in their places and remained standing while the Ceann Comhairle proceeded to the Dais.

Standing beside the Chair, the Ceann Comhairle, addressing the Dáil, said:

A Chomh-Theachtaí, táim buíoch diobh de bharr na h-onóra móra, a bhronn sibh orm anso inniu mé a thoghadh mar Cheann Comhairle ar Dháil Éireann. Beidh sé mar aidhm agam dualgaisí na h-árd oifige seo a chomhlíonadh chomh h-éifeachtach agus chomh maith agus a thig liom agus é sin a dhéanamh go cothrom agus go cóir. Is fíor nach dtig leis an Ceann Comhairle a dhualgaisí a chomhlionadh mar is ceart mura bhfaghann sé cuidiú ó na Teachtaí sa Dáil. Dá bhrí sin, d'iarrfainnse go dúthrachtach oraibh go léir comhoibriú san obair thábhachtach atá le déanamh agam.

Fellow Members, I deeply appreciate the honour you have conferred on me in re-electing me unanimously as Ceann Comhairle. It shall be my abiding aim to discharge the functions of this high office as efficiently as I possibly can and with the strictest impartiality. It is a truism that it is only with the assistance and with the co-operation of Members that the Chair can carry out its duties satisfactorily and I earnestly ask for the co-operation of all of you in my work. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir.

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