I move that the Bill be received for final consideration.
Private Business. - The Convalescent Home Stillorgan (Charter Amendment) Bill, 1958 (Seanad)—Report and Final Stage.
Question put and agreed to.
Would the House be agreeable to take the Fifth Stage to-day?
Has there been any amendment of the Bill in the Seanad?
Not that I am aware of.
If one could get a categorical answer, yes or no, to that question, we could answer whether we could take it or not.
So far as I am aware, there has been no amendment in the Seanad.
I should like a positive answer one way or the other in the House. Has the Chair been notified by the Seanad of any amendment?
I presume we may take it that there is no amendment. Then I am agreeable.
I move:—
That Standing Order No. 111 (Private Business) be suspended for the purpose of enabling the Fifth Stage of the Convalescent Home Stillorgan (Charter Amendment) Bill, 1958, to be taken to-day.
Question put and agreed to.
I move that the Bill do now pass.
On this Stage perhaps somebody would extend to the House the courtesy of a short recapitulation of what we are asked to do? Does anybody know what the Convalescent Home Stillorgan (Charter Amendment) Bill, 1958, purports to do because, if they do, I would take t as a courteous attention if they would give the information before asking the House to vote for it?
For the information of the Deputy, the Bill relates to the amendment of the Charter and authorities the hospital to extend the objects of the institution, to amend the provisions of the Charter relating to the payment of subscriptions by the Corporation of Dublin and to the admission of patients to the home and to enable the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland on the application of the governors to alter from time to time the provisions of the said Charter. I think that covers the provisions.
I am much obliged to the Leas-Cheann Comhiarle.
The much shorter answer to Deputy Dillon is that under the existing provisions of the Charter they could not get enough patients and, therefore, they are widening the provisions of the Charter to get patients.
I am further obliged to Deputy Sweetman.
Question put and agreed to.