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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 15 Mar 1928

Vol. 22 No. 12

SUPPLEMENTARY AND ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES—RESUMED. - VOTE 69—O'HIGGINS SETTLEMENT.

I move:—

Go ndeontar suím ná raghaidh thar £20,000 chun íoctha an Mhuirir thiocfidh chun bheith iníoctha i na bliana dar críoch an 31adh lá de Mhárta, 1928, chun Deontais i gCabhair chun soláthar do dhéanamh do bhaintrigh agus do leanbhaí Chaoimhghin Uí Uigín, Leas-Uachtarán na hArd-Chomhairle agus Aire Dlí agus Cirt.

That a sum not exceeding £20,000 be granted to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending 31st March, 1928, for a Grant-in-Aid to provide for the widow and children of Kevin Christopher O'Higgins, late Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister for Justice.

As is shown on the face of the Estimate, this sum was already voted on the 28th July last, and, ordinarily, it would not have come before the Dáil again until it appeared in the schedules to the Central Fund and Appropriation Act; but we are legally advised that it cannot, owing to the Dissolution having intervened, be put in the schedules of the forthcoming Central Fund Bill or Appropriation Bill without being again voted by the Dáil. The sum voted on the 28th July has been duly paid out in the ordinary way under Section 14 of the Exchequer and Audit Act as adapted. I presume I need say nothing further.

We, on this side of the House, have discussed this matter. We agree that proper provision should be made for the widow and children of the late Mr. O'Higgins. But we consider the sum allocated is too high, considering the financial condition and the economic condition of the country. We think that this sum is unreasonably large, and we oppose the Vote on this ground.

Question put.
The Committee divided; Tá, 77; Níl, 46.

  • William P. Aird.
  • Ernest Henry Alton.
  • Richard Anthony.
  • James Walter Beckett.
  • George Cecil Bennett.
  • Ernest Blythe.
  • Séamus A. Bourke.
  • Michael Brennan.
  • Henry Broderick.
  • Seán Brodrick.
  • Alfred Byrne.
  • John Joseph Byrne.
  • Edmund Carey.
  • John James Cole.
  • Mrs. Margt. Collins-O'Driscoll.
  • Hugh Colohan.
  • Martin Conlan.
  • Michael P. Connolly.
  • Bryan Ricco Cooper.
  • Richard Corish.
  • Sir James Craig.
  • John Daly.
  • Michael Davis.
  • Peter de Loughrey.
  • James N. Dolan.
  • Peadar Seán Doyle.
  • Edmund John Duggan.
  • James Dwyer.
  • Barry M. Egan.
  • James Everett.
  • Desmond Fitzgerald.
  • James Fitzgerald-Kenney.
  • Denis J. Gorey.
  • Alexander Haslett.
  • John J. Hassett.
  • Michael R. Heffernan.
  • Michael Joseph Hennessy.
  • Thomas Hennessy.
  • Mark Henry.
  • Patrick Hogan (Galway).
  • Richard Holohan.
  • Michael Jordan.
  • Patrick Michael Kelly.
  • Hugh Alexander Law.
  • Patrick Leonard.
  • Finian Lynch.
  • Arthur Patrick Mathews.
  • Martin McDonogh.
  • Michael Og McFadden.
  • Patrick McGilligan.
  • Joseph W. Mongan.
  • Daniel Morrissey.
  • Richard Mulcahy.
  • James E. Murphy.
  • Timothy Joseph Murphy.
  • James Sproule Myles.
  • Martin Michael Nally.
  • John Thomas Nolan.
  • Richard O'Connell.
  • Thomas J. O'Connell.
  • Bartholomew O'Connor.
  • Timothy Joseph O'Connor.
  • Dermot Gun O'Mahony.
  • Gearoid O'Sullivan.
  • John Marcus O'Sullivan.
  • William Archer Redmond.
  • Patrick Reynolds.
  • Martin Roddy.
  • Patrick W. Shaw.
  • Timothy Sheehy (West Cork).
  • William Edward Thrift.
  • Michael Tierney.
  • Daniel Vaughan.
  • John White.
  • Vincent Joseph White.
  • George Wolfe.
  • Jasper Travers Wolfe.

Níl

  • Frank Aiken.
  • Denis Allen.
  • Neal Blaney.
  • Gerald Boland.
  • Patrick Boland.
  • Seán Brady.
  • Robert Briscoe.
  • Frank Carney.
  • Michael Clery.
  • James Colbert.
  • Seán Hayes.
  • Samuel Holt.
  • Patrick Houlihan.
  • Stephen Jordan.
  • William R. Kent.
  • James Joseph Killane.
  • Mark Killelea.
  • Michael Kilroy.
  • Seán F. Lemass.
  • Patrick John Little.
  • Ben Maguire.
  • Thomas McEllistrim.
  • Seán MacEntee.
  • Martin John Corry.
  • Fred. Hugh Crowley.
  • Tadhg Crowley.
  • Thomas Derrig.
  • Frank Fahy.
  • Hugo Flinn.
  • Andrew Fogarty.
  • Seán French.
  • Patrick J. Gorry.
  • John Goulding.
  • Séamus Moore.
  • Thomas Mullins.
  • Seán T. O'Kelly.
  • William O'Leary.
  • Matthew O'Reilly.
  • Thomas O'Reilly.
  • Patrick J. Ruttledge.
  • James Ryan.
  • Timothy Sheehy (Tipperary).
  • Patrick Smith.
  • John Tubridy.
  • Richard Walsh.
  • Francis C. Ward.
Tellers:—Tá: Deputies Duggan and P. Doyle; Níl: Deputies G. Boland and Allen.
Motion declared carried.
Barr
Roinn