A Cheann Comhairle, b'áil cead a fháil chun a chur in iúl, mar eolas don Dáil,
(1) gur thairg an Teachta Deasún Ó Máille agus an Teachta Máirtín Ó Donnchadha éirí as oifig mar chomhaltaí den Rialtas an 6ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair 1982, agus gur ghlac an tUachtarán, an lá céanna leis na tairiscintí sin; agus
(2) go bhfuil mé, an 7ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair 1982, taréis an Roinn Oideachais a shannadh dom féin agus an Roinn Trádála, Tráchtála agus Turasóireachta a shannadh do Ailbhe Mac Raghnaill.
A Cheann Comhairle, I beg leave to announce, for the information of the Dáil,
(1) that on 6 October, Deputy Desmond J. O'Malley and Deputy Martin O'Donoghue tendered to me their resignations from office as members of the Government and that the President, on that date, on my advice, accepted the resignations; and
(2) that, on 7 October 1982, I assigned the Department of Education to myself and the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism to Albert Reynolds.