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Seanad Éireann debate -
Thursday, 30 Jan 1958

Vol. 48 No. 16

Agriculture (An Foras Talúntais) Bill, 1957—Report and Final Stages.

Question proposed: "That the Bill be received for final consideration."

I should like to say on the Final Stages of this Bill that it is not precisely the kind of Bill I myself would have drafted to accomplish the purposes of the Agricultural Institute and to use the money provided by the Counterpart Fund for these purposes. At the same time, I recognise the great importance of the work that has to be done and, I should like before the Bill leaves this House, to wish the scheme in the Bill well. I hope the Government will succeed in getting suitable people, both for chairman, director and general members of the council. The amount of money involved is substantial enough. It is nearly £2,000,000, but it seems to me something more important than the amount of money involved is that, when this kind of body is set up, it should succeed from the point of view of the moral values of success to our agricultural community and our people generally.

It should have the co-operation of everybody in the agricultural and educational sphere and of anybody else who can use any influence whatever to make the scheme in the Bill work. It should also be said that the debate here on the Second Stage and in Committee was enlightening. We did succeed in getting all the points made clearer for ourselves and all interested parties as to what the purposes of the Bill are, and as to how it is hoped to get the Bill worked. With that, and again wishing the Bill well, I should like to conclude.

Question put and agreed to.
Agreed to take the Final Stage now.
Question—"That the Bill do now pass"—put and agreed to.
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