Vol. 16 No. 26
The following Message has been received from the Dáil:—
Dáil Eireann has agreed to amendments 1 to 8 inclusive, and 10 to 19 inclusive, made by Seanad Eireann to the Railways Bill, 1933; it has disagreed to amendment 9; to which the agreement of Seanad Eireann is desired.
I move that we do not insist upon amendment 9. This amendment was due to a clerical error.
I thought that somebody would explain what exactly had occurred. I looked through the Bill myself and I could not discover. When the Bill left the House, we understood that the Minister had accepted all the amendments.
This amendment is immaterial.
I second Senator Johnson's motion.
In doing this, we are relying entirely on Senator Johnson's statement because we have heard no other explanation.
Possibly the Vice-President would be able to explain.
Unfortunately, the Minister for Industry and Commerce is unable to be present.
We all regret that very much.
The Minister for Industry and Commerce believed that the Seanad intended that this amendment should not be made and that it was left in by error. I heard him say that and I believe that, if he were here, he would be able to explain the matter quite satisfactorily.
