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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 23 Jan 1924

Vol. 6 No. 7

DAIL IN COMMITTEE. - DAIL EIREANN LOANS AND FUNDS BILL, 1923.—FOURTH STAGE.

I move that the Dáil Eireann Loans and Funds Bill be received for final consideration.

I beg to move an amendment in Section 1, page 2, "to delete lines 28 to 42, inclusive."

The object of the amendment is to delete from the Bill the definition First and Second Dáil as they are now contained in the Interpretation Act, which was passed since this Bill was originally drafted.

Do you rule, A Chinn Chomhairle, that this amendment is in order?

No point against it has been brought to my consideration.

Has the regular notice according to the Standing Orders been given, and inasmuch as that notice has not been circulated to members within the prescribed number of days, I submit that the amendment is not in order.

The amendment I understand was received in time; the question of its circulation to Deputies is another matter. No papers went out since last Friday, and therefore the amendment was not circulated, but it was received in time under the Standing Order.

I submit that unless members have received notice, notice has not been given.

Some members received it. I certainly received it last night.

Perhaps Deputy Johnson would indicate the Standing Order.

I take it that it is a notice of Motion, and there is Standing Order No. 19 and Standing Order No. 20.

Standing Order No. 20 has been complied with in this case.

Paragraph 1 of Standing Order 19 reads: "All Motions to be put on the Order Paper for any day, shall reach the Clerk in writing, signed by a Teachta, not later than 11 a.m. on the fourth preceding day. Such Motions, if accepted, shall forthwith be published to the Dáil."

Paragraph 2 of that Standing Order, says: "All Amendments to such Motions, to be put on the Order Paper for the same day, shall reach the Clerk in writing, signed by a Teachta, not later than 11 a.m. on the second preceding day."

This is an amendment, and was received in time.

Then Standing Order 20 prescribes: "The Order Paper for each day shall be posted to the Dublin address of each Teachta, so as to arrive not later than the first post on the morning of that day. It shall contain the text of all Questions to be asked of Ministers, and of all motions to be proposed (save such as these Standing Orders elsewhere allow to be proposed without notice). It shall also contain the text of all amendments, intended to be proposed in the Dáil or in the Dáil sitting in Committee."

That has been complied with.

Do you rule this is in order; if so, I accept it.

Yes, the Amendment is in order.

Amendment put and agreed to.
Question again proposed—"That the Bill, as amended, be received for final consideration."

Is that Motion in order?

Yes, certainly.

Question put and agreed to.
Bill ordered for final Stage Tuesday, 29th January, 1924.—(Minister for Finance).
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