I move:
That the Order of the Dáil of 29th March, 1977, in relation to the Friendly Societies (Amendment) Bill, 1976, be hereby discharged, that the consequential Message to the Seanad be hereby cancelled and that consideration of the Seanad amendments be now resumed.
Before proceeding to deal with the matters raised when this Bill was discussed here on the last occasion I should like to say first of all why it is the opinion of the Government that this is an urgent measure which should be brought into law quickly. The Building Societies Act is now law and the supervisory aspects of this Act depend for their exercise on the Registrar of Friendly Societies. This Bill changes very greatly the qualifications necessary for appointment as registrar from a narrow requirement of being a barrister of ten years standing to a much broader one which will allow people with other expertise to be considered for appointment. In order that a full appointment can be made and that the Building Societies Act can take full effect——