I move the adoption of the Title—"A Bill to enact the Constitution for Saorstát Eireann for implementing the Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, signed at London on the 6th day of December, 1921."
TITLE OF THE BILL.
Mr. DARRELL FIGGIS
I have stated the purpose of the amendment. I think it is quite sufficient to say "A Bill to enact a Constitution for Saorstát Eireann," and not to specify one of the purposes of the Constitution, to the exclusion of all other purposes, where there may be some difference as to the premier and major purpose. It does, of course, implement the Treaty; it gives a frame of Government for the Irish people, and it also gives a certain degree of freedom. I think not one of them should be specified to the exclusion of the others.
Mr. GERALD FITZGIBBON
Would it not meet the view of the Deputy and also improve the title if you simply inserted the word "and"—"A Bill to enact the Constitution for Saorstát Eireann and for implementing the Treaty"?
Mr. JOHNSON
I thought that was a printer's error—the leaving out of the word "and."
Mr. DARRELL FIGGIS
That will serve my purpose.
Mr. BLYTHE
The Government will accept that amendment.
AN CEANN COMHAIRLE
Deputy Darrell Figgis's amendment is withdrawn, and the amendment by Deputy Fitzgibbon to insert the word "and" after "Saorstát Eireann," and before the words "for implementing," is accepted.
Motion made and question put: That the title be "A Bill to enact the Constitution for Saorstát Eireann and for implementing the Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, signed at London on the 6th day of December, 1921."
Agreed.
Mr. DARRELL FIGGIS
I do not know if it is necessary, but as this is the only portion where we have Irish in the Bill, I take it that the word "agus" will be inserted in the Irish title.
AN CEANN COMHAIRLE
I think it is consequential. I have just put it in. The Committee stage is now concluded, and the Dáil should formally go out of Committee.
Mr. DARRELL FIGGIS
It is not actually concluded.
AN CEANN COMHAIRLE
For today. To-morrow the Executive clauses considered by the Committee are on the Orders of the Day, and also the amendments to Clause 58, which the Committee considered were not within their terms of reference. I would like to announce to the Deputies that, in the case of amendments that are withdrawn, to come up the next stage, it will be necessary to give us fresh notice of these amendments. Amendments for the Fourth Stage should be sent in at once, in any event, in accordance with Standing Order No. 12. The Dáil will now go out of Committee to consider private Members' business.