Are we to take it that there will be no further development in connection with broadcasting and that the delay is merely a question of having the work already in hands compiled?
DÁIL IN COMMITTEE. - AN TREAS TUARASGABHÁIL INTERIM ÓN gCÓISTE SPEISIALTA ATÁ AG BREITHNIÚ NA TUARASGABHÁLA AR FHÓIRLEATHA NEASHRANGACH. (Third Interim Report of the Special Committee to consider the Wireless Broadcasting Report.)
1. The Special Committee took into consideration (1) an Order of the Dáil made the 31st January, 1924: That the Committee continue its deliberations and present a final Report not later than 14th March; and (2) a Resolution of the Dáil, adopted the 27th February, 1924, as follows:—
"That the evidence and documents submitted to the Special Committee on Wireless Broadcasting at any stage of their proceedings be printed and circulated except such Departmental Minutes as in the opinion of the Committee are not necessary to be published."
2. The Special Committee reports that it is not yet in a position to circulate the evidence and documents in its possession, and is desirous of giving further consideration to its Final Report.
3. The Committee accordingly asks that the time available for the work in hands be extended to 28th March, 1924.
A huge mass of evidence was taken before the Committee, and a number of statements dealing with that evidence have been handed in. It was found that it is not possible to have all the evidence printed and the statements bearing on it before the date mentioned—14th March. It would have been possible for us to present our final report to-day, but seeing that the evidence was not ready the Committee thought the best course would be to withhold their report until we are able to give to the Dáil the full mass of evidence on which the report was based, and also the statements bearing on that evidence.
We hope to have this Report and the evidence printed and circulated before the 28th March. I think it is advisable that the time be extended so that a complete statement of the position can be submitted to the Dáil. For that reason I propose that this Report be now adopted and that the Committee be given until the 28th March next to complete its findings and have the evidence circulated.
That is so. There will be no further developments. When the Deputy sees the volume that will be issued he will not be surprised at the delay.
Question: "That the Report be adopted"—put and agreed to.