I move:—
Go ndeontar i gcuntas suim nách mó ná £7,438,635 chun no le haghaidh íoctha na muirearacha a thiocfidh chun bheith iníoctha i rith na bliana dar críoch an 31adh lá de Mhárta, 1929, i gcóir seirbhísí áirithe puiblí, eadhon:— |
That a sum not exceeding £7,438,635 be granted on account for or towards defraying the charges that will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1929, for certain public services, namely:— |
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£ |
£ |
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1 |
Teaghlachas an tSeanascail |
2,000 |
1 |
Governor-General's Establishment |
2,000 |
2 |
An t-Oireachtas |
39,000 |
2 |
Oireachtas |
39,000 |
3 |
Roinn Uachtarán na hArd Chomhairle |
4,000 |
3 |
Department of the President of the Executive Council |
4,000 |
4 |
An tArd-Scrúdóir |
6,000 |
4 |
Comptroller and AuditorGeneral |
6,000 |
5 |
Oifig an Aire Airgid |
25,000 |
5 |
Office of the Minister for Finance |
25,000 |
6 |
Oifig na gCoimisinéirí Ioncuim |
220,000 |
6 |
Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
220,000 |
7 |
Pinsin tSean-Aoise |
900,000 |
7 |
Old Age Pensions |
900,000 |
8 |
Iasachtaí Aitiúla |
Nil |
8 |
Local Loans |
Nil |
9 |
Coimisiúin Shealadacha |
3,500 |
9 |
Temporary Commissions |
3,500 |
10 |
Oifig na nOibreacha Puiblí |
39,000 |
10 |
Office of Public Works |
39,000 |
11 |
Oibreacha agus Foirgintí Puiblí |
280,000 |
11 |
Public Works and Buildings |
280,000 |
12 |
Saotharlann Stáit |
2,250 |
12 |
State Laboratory |
2,250 |
13 |
Coimisiún na Stát-Sheirbhíse |
3,500 |
13 |
Civil Service Commission |
3,500 |
14 |
Cúiteamh i gCailliúna Maoine |
183,000 |
14 |
Property Losses Compensation |
183,000 |
15 |
Cúiteamh i nDíobhála Pearsanta |
1,300 |
15 |
Personal Injuries Compensation |
1,300 |
16 |
Aois-Liúntaisí agus Liúntaisí Fágála |
600,000 |
16 |
Superannuation and Retired Allowances |
600,000 |
17 |
Rátaí ar Mhaoin an Rialtais |
44,000 |
17 |
Rates on Government Property |
44,000 |
18 |
An tSeirbhís Shicréid-each |
3,500 |
18 |
Secret Service |
3,500 |
19 |
Coimisiún na nDleacht |
700 |
19 |
Tariff Commission |
700 |
20 |
Costaisí fén Acht Timpeal Toghachán, agus fé Acht na nGiúirithe |
8,000 |
20 |
Expenses under the Electoral Act, and the Juries Act |
8,000 |
21 |
Costaisí Ilghnéitheacha |
3,615 |
21 |
Miscellaneous Expenses |
3,615 |
22 |
Soláthar agus Cló-bhuala |
41,000 |
22 |
Stationery and Printing |
41,000 |
23 |
Measadóireacht agus Suirbhéireacht Teorann |
11,371 |
23 |
Valuation and Boundary Survey |
11,371 |
24 |
Suirbhéireacht an Ordonáis |
15,436 |
24 |
Ordnance Survey |
15,436 |
25 |
Deontas Breise Talmhaíochta |
150,000 |
25 |
Supplementary Agricultural Grant |
150,000 |
26 |
Muirearacha Dlí |
24,000 |
26 |
Law Charges |
24,000 |
27 |
Longlann Inis Sionnach |
4,000 |
27 |
Haulbowline Dockyard |
4,000 |
28 |
Príomh-sceoileanna agus Coláistí |
39,000 |
28 |
Universities and Colleges |
39,000 |
29 |
Congnamh Airgid do Bhiatas Siúicre |
150,000 |
29 |
Beet Sugar Subsidy |
150,000 |
30 |
Oifig an tSaor-Chíosa |
1,360 |
30 |
Quit Rent Office |
1,360 |
31 |
Oifig an Aire Dlí agus Cirt |
9,620 |
31 |
Office of the Minister for Justice |
9,620 |
32 |
Gárda Síochána |
530,000 |
32 |
Gárda Síochána |
530,000 |
33 |
Príosúin |
40,750 |
33 |
Prisons |
40,750 |
34 |
Cúirt Dúitche |
16,419 |
34 |
District Court |
16,419 |
35 |
Cúirt Uachtarach agus Ard-Chúirt an Bhreithiúnais |
23,000 |
35 |
Supreme Court and High Court of Justice |
23,000 |
36 |
Oifig Chlárathachta na Talmhan agus Oifig Chlárathachta na nDintiúirí |
16,606 |
36 |
Land Registry and Registry of Deeds |
16,606 |
37 |
An Chúirt Chuarda |
20,111 |
37 |
Circuit Court |
20,111 |
38 |
Oifig na nAnnálacha Puiblí |
1,921 |
38 |
Public Record Office |
1,921 |
39 |
Tabhartaisí agus Tiomanta Déireiúla |
1,000 |
39 |
Charitable Donations and Bequests |
1,000 |
40 |
Rialtas Aitiúil agus Sláinte Puiblí |
135,000 |
40 |
Local Government and Public Health |
135,000 |
41 |
Oifig an Ard-Chlárathóra |
3,650 |
41 |
General Register Office |
3,650 |
42 |
Gealtlann Dúndroma |
4,500 |
42 |
Dundrum Asylum |
4,500 |
43 |
An Coimisiún Arachais Sláinte Náisiúnta |
113,000 |
43 |
National Health Insurance |
113,000 |
44 |
Oispidéil agus Otharlanna |
1,100 |
44 |
Hospitals and Infirmaries |
1,100 |
45 |
Oifig an Aire Oideachas |
58,000 |
45 |
Office of the Minister for Education |
58,000 |
46 |
Bun-Oideachas |
1,325,000 |
46 |
Primary Education |
1,325,000 |
47 |
Meadhon-Oideachas |
90,000 |
47 |
Secondary Education |
90,000 |
48 |
Céard-Oideachas |
10,000 |
48 |
Technical Instruction |
10,000 |
49 |
Eolaíocht agus Ealadhantacht |
13,000 |
49 |
Science and Art |
13,000 |
50 |
Scoileanna Ceartúcháin agus Saothair |
32,000 |
50 |
Reformatory and Industrial Schools |
32,000 |
51 |
An Gailerí Náisiúnta |
1,600 |
51 |
National Gallery |
1,600 |
52 |
Talmhaíocht |
156,000 |
52 |
Agriculture |
156,000 |
53 |
Foraoiseacht |
19,000 |
53 |
Forestry |
19,000 |
54 |
Coimisiún na Talmhan |
244,836 |
54 |
Land Commission |
244,836 |
55 |
Roimh-íocanna le Cumainn Chreidiúna Thalnhaíochta |
7,000 |
55 |
Advances to Agricultural Credit Societies |
7,000 |
56 |
Tionnscal agus Tráchtáil |
37,500 |
56 |
Industry and Commerce |
37,500 |
57 |
Bóithre Iarainn |
22,500 |
57 |
Railways |
22,500 |
58 |
An Bínse Bóthair Iarainn |
2,500 |
58 |
Railway Tribunal |
2,500 |
59 |
Muir-Sheirbhísí |
2,300 |
59 |
Marine Service |
2,300 |
60 |
Arachas Díomhaointis |
90,000 |
60 |
Unemployment Insurance |
90,000 |
61 |
Iascach |
16,000 |
61 |
Fisheries |
16,000 |
62 |
Post agus Telegrafa |
800,000 |
62 |
Posts and Telegraphs |
800,000 |
63 |
Fóirleatha Nea-shrangach |
9,000 |
63 |
Wireless Broadcasting |
9,000 |
64 |
Ant-Arm |
650,000 |
64 |
Army |
650,000 |
65 |
Arm-Phinsin |
100,000 |
65 |
Army Pensions |
100,000 |
66 |
Gnóthaí Coigriche |
15,500 |
66 |
External Affairs |
15,500 |
67 |
Cumann na Náisiún |
2,590 |
67 |
League of Nations |
2,590 |
68 |
Luach saothair chun costais Bhainistí Stoc Rialtais is le Saorstát Eireann |
6,500 |
68 |
Remuneration for cost of management of Government Stocks of Saorstát Eireann |
6,500 |
69 |
Oifig Chlárathachta Mhaoine Tionnscail agus Tráchtála |
6,600 |
69 |
Industrial and Commercial Property Registration Office |
6,600 |
70 |
Aonach Tailteann |
Nil. |
70 |
Aonach Tailteann |
Nil. |
71 |
Scéimeanna Fóirithinte |
Nil. |
71 |
Relief Schemes |
Nil. |
An t-Iomlán |
£7,438,635 |
Total |
£7,438,635 |
This is the second Vote on Account which has been asked for this year. The amount now asked for to be voted by the Dáil will be sufficient to carry on the public services until the 1st December next. About 46 hours have been given to a discussion on the Estimates already this year. In previous years I think the maximum number of hours given in any year to a discussion on the Estimates was about 90. It is proposed, when we meet in the autumn, to give as nearly as possibe, say, 40 hours additional, or thereabouts, for the Estimates. I think the only other thing that I need say in connection with the present Vote on Account is this—that it has been the invariable practice that no new service should be initiated pending the passage of the Estimates in which it was provided for and that such service should not be undertaken by means of money provided by the Vote on Account. The only exception to that were services that were of a trifling character or services that were definitely of a noncontentious character. Every effort will be made to follow that rule and, so far as possible, no service that has not been definitely before the Dáil will be initiated, following the passage of this Vote of Account. As, however, the interval between the beginning of the financial year and the ending of the discussion on the Estimates will be much longer this year than usual, there might be a necessity to depart from that rule in some respects. It is hoped that it will not be necessary, but if the matter were one which we had every reason to believe would meet with the approval of the Dáil, and if it were a question of losing a year in case certain steps were not taken before certain Estimates were finally disposed of, it might be necessary to depart from the rule to some extent. I only say that in case that the necessity should arise. I have no definite reason to anticipate that any such necessity will arise. I think that the need for taking this Vote on Account is understood. The business that has been before the Dáil has been such as to make it practically impossible to complete all the Estimates before the Summer adjournment, if there is to be any Summer adjournment at all, unless we were to take a line such as we have not yet taken, that is, the passing of a substantial number of the Estimates without discussion. That is a matter that could be considered later on and, as a matter of fact, it might be a better practice if the Estimates were discussed in a somewhat different way from that in which they have been discussed. If the time that is available for a discussion of the Estimates were devoted to a certain number, the Estimates actually taken being changed each year, and if the remaining Estimates were not gone through in detail it might be more satisfactory. I say that because if the Deputies speak in large numbers on these Estimates it is impossible that 71 Estimates could be discussed in detail in the time available for them.
However, that change could come about only as a matter of agreement. It is not proposed to take any steps to bring it about this year. What we desire to do is in the Autumn as nearly as possible if it can be done, to allow a number of hours equal to what has previously been given to a discussion of the annual Estimates, allowing, of course, for the number of hours' discussion that has already taken place. I think that would be reasonably satisfactory to the House. The changes which would follow a discussion on the Estimates can very seldom be immediately effective. Sometimes they might be effective by a change in policy during the remainder of the year. But as a general rule very little change could be effected, and if the Estimates discussion is finished by the middle or end of November there will be ample time to give effect to any promises that may be made in the House on the Estimates, or to give attention to any representation that might be made in the course of framing the next year's Estimates. This would not be due at the earliest in the Department of Finance until the 1st December, and many of them would not be ordinarily received in the Department of Finance until the 1st February; I think that detailed discussion on the Estimates in the autumn will meet the requirements satisfactorily.