Tairgim:
Chun fáiltiú roimh John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Uachtarán Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá, ar a chuairt go hÉirinn, agus chun an ócáid a chomharthú go suntasach, go dtiocfaidh dhá Theach an Oireachtais le chéile i gcomhshuí Dé hAoine, an 28 Meitheamh, 1963, i Seomra na Dála agus go dtabharfar cuireadh d'Uachtarán Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá an comhshuí sin a aitheasc; agus
Chun críocha an chomhshuí sin gurb é an Ceann Comhairle a bheidh ina Chathaoirleach; agus gur 4 p.m. an t-am don chomhshuí sin.
That, to welcome the visit to Ireland of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the President of the United States of America, and to mark the event in a signal manner, a joint sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas be held on Friday, the 28th June, 1963, in the Dáil Chamber and that the President of the United States of America be invited to address such joint sitting; and
That, for the purposes of such joint sitting, the Chairman shall be the Ceann Comhairle; and that the time for such joint sitting be 4 p.m. In moving the motion which Senators have before them, I should like to say that Ireland and the United States are linked by closer ties of friendship and understanding than those existing between any two other nations in the world, and any President of the United States who might visit us at any time is assured of a wholehearted welcome from our people. A special affectionate welcome, however, awaits President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, whose name reveals his Irish background, when he comes amongst us next week.
It is, therefore, fitting that the elected representatives of our people should mark the historic occasion in a historic manner by providing the opportunity for the President to address them in a joint sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas.
