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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 20 Mar 1952

Vol. 130 No. 1

Order of Business.

It is proposed to take business in the following order: Nos. 1, 12, 17, 13 (Votes 43, 57 and 74). It is proposed to interrupt the discussion on No. 12 between 6 and 7.30 p.m. to take Nos. 17 and 13. I should mention that, in accordance with the arrangements made, it is proposed to meet to-morrow from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it is proposed to take the Supplementary Estimates, the Secondary Teachers' Superannuation (Amendment) Scheme, 1952, and the Sea Fisheries Bill, 1952, Second Stage. I understand it has been agreed that the debate on the Vote on Account should terminate on Tuesday and that the Minister for Finance will be called to reply to the debate at 7 p.m. I propose that that be made an order.

Do I understand the Tánaiste did not mention the Vote on Account.

On the assumption that there will be time, the Vote on Account will be resumed to-morrow.

Is there a limited time for the Secondary Teachers' Superannuation Scheme?

Not necessarily.

That might mean that the Vote on Account would only be given an hour if there was a long discussion on the Supplementary Estimates and the Superannuation Scheme.

It is not anticipated that there will be. In fact, the Supplementary Estimates may be disposed of to-day.

Would it not be wiser to limit the discussion on those items in case they would take up more time than expected?

I will ask the Whips about that.

Can we take it that the Order of Business will be: the Supplementary Estimates, the Secondary Teachers' Superannuation Scheme, the Sea Fisheries Bill and the Vote on Account?

The proposal to give the Government the Vote on Account on Tuesday evening was on the assumption, so far as we were concerned, that sufficient time would be available for the Vote on Account. It could well be that to-morrow will largely be available for the Vote on Account. If so, that is all right; on the other hand, if the House displays a desire to discuss at length the Sea Fisheries Bill and the Secondary Teachers' Pensions Scheme it may result in a situation being created that there would be no time to devote to the Vote on Account. That is not the agreement we understood had been arrived at. Giving the Government the Vote on Account on Tuesday is conditional on to-morrow being available for its discussion.

The original arrangement was that the Vote on Account might conclude to-morrow and there was a request that it should go over until Tuesday. It was understood that the other business would be dealt with. If there is any fear that the discussion on these other matters might be unduly protracted, I think it would be possible to arrange a time-table.

If these other matters were to be unduly protracted, it might be possible to conclude the Sea Fisheries Bill on Wednesday next.

It is down for discussion between 6 and 7.30 p.m. this evening.

It may get through this evening.

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