Dáil Éireann has passed the following resolution in which the concurrence of Seanad Éireann is desired:—
That it is expedient that a Joint Committee consisting of 15 members of the Dáil and six members of the Seanad be appointed with power to send for persons, papers and records, to inquire into the present system of workmen's compensation for injuries due to employment and to consider and report as to what changes are necessary or desirable and, in particular, whether a nationalised scheme of social insurance should be substituted for the existing system or, if no such change is recommended, whether insurance by employers should be made compulsory.
I move:—
That the Seanad concur with the Dáil in their resolution communicated to the Seanad on 10th February, 1954, that it is expedient that a joint committee consisting of 15 members of the Dáil and six members of the Seanad be appointed with power to send for persons, papers and records, to inquire into the present system of workmen's compensation for injuries due to employment and to consider and report as to what changes are necessary or desirable and, in particular, whether a nationalised scheme of social insurance should be substituted for the existing system, or, if no such change is recommended whether insurance by employers should be made compulsory.