Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 11 Jul 1933

Vol. 48 No. 16

In Committee on Finance. - Vote 19—Tariff Commission.

Mr. MacEntee

I move:—

Go ndeontar suim ná raghaidh thar £3,211 chun slánuithe na suime is gá chun íoctha an Mhuirir a thioefaidh chun bheith iníoctha i rith na bliana dar críoch an 31adh lá de Mhárta, 1934, chun Tuarastail agus Costaisí Choimisiún na nDleacht (Uimh. 40 de 1926 agus Umih. 31 de 1930) agus Choimisiún na Marcanna Earraí Ceannaíochta (Uimh. 48 de 1931).

That a sum not exceeding £3,211 be granted to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1934, for the salaries and expenses of the Tariff Commission (No. 40 of 1926 and No. 31 of 1930) and of the Merchandise Marks Commission (No. 48 of 1931).

Mr. Lynch

I think the Minister ought to tell us what the Tariff Commission is doing now.

Mr. MacEntee

At the present time the Tariff Commission is acting as the Merchandise Marks Commission. It is carrying out functions under the Merchandise Marks Act. In addition the chairman and members of that whole-time Commission were appointed by the Executive Council in December, 1932, to act as a Commission for the marketing of live stock and agricultural produce. Furthermore, since that date a number of matters have been referred by the Executive Council to the Tariff Commission. Recently the Executive Council have referred a number of matters to it including, amongst others, an investigation into meat meals and bone meals. These were referred to it by the Executive Council on the 9th May, 1933.

Mr. Lynch

We used occasionally to see a report from the Tariff Commission. I do not remember seeing one since the present Government came into power.

Mr. MacEntee

Probably and possibly the House will see it more frequently in future. Matters are now being referred to the Tariff Commission according as they arise, for example, the one which I just cited of meat and bone meals.

Vote put and agreed to.