I move:—"That the Bill be received for final consideration."
PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITY (SPECIAL POWERS) BILL, 1926—FINAL STAGES.
Question put and agreed to.
I move:—"That the Bill do now pass."
Question put and agreed to.
Ordered, accordingly, that the Bill be sent to the Seanad.
I move:
Go bhfaisnéistear leis seo an Bille dá ngairmtear Bille Caomhanta na nDaoine (Comhachta Speisialta), 1926, agus do ritheadh ag an Tigh iniu do bheith riachtanach chun síocháin agus sábháltacht na puiblíochta do chosaint láithreach agus, dá réir sin, ná bainfidh forálacha Airtiogal 47 de Bhunreacht Shaorstáit Eireann leis an mBille sin.
That it is hereby declared that the Bill entitled the Protection of the Community (Special Powers) Bill, 1926, which has this day been passed by the House, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace and safety and that, accordingly, the provisions of Article 47 of the Constitution of Saorstát Eireann shall not apply to that Bill.
The case for the motion is, of course, the same case as for the urgency of the Bill. In the ordinary way the Bill would not become law for seven days after it had passed both Houses. I am moving this motion in order that we might make it operative without delay.
I think this motion in itself is an eminently proper one. If anybody can conceive a state of urgency, the state visualised in this Bill is a state of urgency. How can we reconcile that with the fact that the Seanad—if I am correctly informed— adjourned yesterday for a fortnight? I venture to think that if we pass this motion steps should be taken to convoke the Seanad.
I have already got into touch with the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad. Unfortunately, yesterday the Seanad had adjourned before I was able to get in touch with the Cathaoirleach with a view to telling him that we were going on with the measure. I hope to be able to get the Seanad to meet at an early date to deal with this matter.
Question put and agreed to.