A Cheann Comhairle, b'áil liom cead a chur in iúl, mar eolas don Dáil:
(1) gur cheap an tUachtarán innéan Teachta Tomás Ó Nualláin mar chomhalta den Rialtas, tar éis dom a chur in iúl don Uachtarán go raibh Dáil Éireann tar éis comhaontú le méd'ainmniú an Teachta Ó Nualláin;
(2) go bhfuilim innétar éis sannadh na Roinne Saothair do Eoghan Mac Gearailt a fhorcheannadh agus an Roinn Airgeadais a shannadh dó agus an Roinn Saothair a shannadh do Thomás Ó Nualláin; agus
(3) go bhfuil an Rialtas inniu, ar m'ainmniú, tar éis an Teachta Micheál Mac Gabhann a cheapadh mar Aire Stáit ag an Roinn Talmhaíochta agus Tomás Ó hEodhusa, An tAire Stáit roimhe seo ag an Roinn sin, a cheapadh mar Aire Stáit ag an Roinn Sláinte agus ag an Roinn Leasa Shóisialaigh.
A Cheann Comhairle, I beg leave to announce, for the information of the Dáil,
(1) that, having informed the President that Dáil Éireann had approved my nomination of Deputy Nolan to be a member of the Government, the President yesterday appointed him accordingly;
(2) that I terminated the assignment of the Department of Labour to Deputy G. Fitzgerald yesterday and assigned the Department of Finance to him and assigned the Department of Labour to Deputy Nolan; and
(3) that, on my recommendation, the Government today appointed Deputy Smith to be Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and appointed Deputy Hussey, formerly Minister of State at that Department, to be Minister of State at the Department of Health and at the Department of Social Welfare.