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Dáil Éireann - Volume 39 - 17 June, 1931 Public Business. The President The President The President: We propose to take the items of business on the agenda with the exception of Item No. 7 (Finance Bill, 1931). I propose in connection with Item No. 5—The Local Government Bill, 1931, Second Stage —that that business should be concluded to-night. That would mean that the question should be put from the Chair at about ten minutes past ten. I propose to give an hour and a half to-morrow evening for Private Deputies' time. I propose therefore Government Business be not interrupted at 9 o'clock for Private Deputies' Business. An Ceann Comhairle Michael Hayes An Ceann Comhairle: It is proposed to take Private Deputies business to-morrow and to-day to take the business on the Order Paper with the exception of Item No. 7. Ordered accordingly. Mr. S.T. O'Kelly Mr. S.T. O'Kelly Mr. S.T. O'Kelly: What exactly did the President say about Item No. 5? The President The President The President: That it was to be concluded at about ten minutes past ten to-night. Mr. Flinn Mr. Flinn Mr. Flinn: What time is it supposed to start? The President The President The President: At a comparatively early stage of our proceedings to-day. Mr. Flinn Mr. Flinn Mr. Flinn: May I state with all respect that it is our desire to hear what the President has to say but it is very difficult. We have been trying to hear him and we never can get to know what he says until it is repeated by the Chair. Mr. O'Kelly Mr. O'Kelly 407 [407] Mr. O'Kelly: May I ask would the President give his reasons for deciding to conclude the debate on the Local Government Bill to-day? The President The President The President: We require the Bill to be passed this week. Mr. O'Kelly Mr. O'Kelly Mr. O'Kelly: Well, it does not necessarily follow that the Second Stage be concluded to-day. The President The President The President: We want to get the Committee Stage this week. Mr. O'Kelly Mr. O'Kelly Mr. O'Kelly: The Committee Stage. That could be done even by leaving the debate on Second Reading open to-night. I have no means of knowing whether the debate is likely to be a prolonged one or not, but it is a very important measure, as the President is aware. I think it gives a bad impression when an important matter of this kind is before the House that the first thing the President announces is that the discussion on it is to be restricted. The President The President The President: The Deputy's Whip might have told him that there was an understanding that the matter was to be dealt with this week. Mr. O'Kelly Mr. O'Kelly Mr. O'Kelly: I think there was an endeavour to come to an understanding on the condition that a certain amendment of Deputy Ruttledge's would be allowed upon the Order Paper. I understand that the arrangement suggesting that the Bill should get through its major stages this week was conditional upon this amendment appearing on the Paper. The President The President The President: I have not objected to it. Mr. O'Kelly Mr. O'Kelly 408 Mr. O'Kelly: I do not think the President has objected, but there was an amendment suggested by Deputy Ruttledge to be put on the Paper, and I understand, from what I heard, that if that amendment were to appear on the Order Paper there would be no opposition to the discussion on the major portions of the Bill being finished this week. That amendment does not [408] appear on the Order Paper to-day for reasons of which I have no knowledge. An Ceann Comhairle Michael Hayes An Ceann Comhairle: What did the Deputy mean by saying “if the amendment were accepted”? Does he mean accepted by the Chair? Mr. O'Kelly Mr. O'Kelly Mr. O'Kelly: I think so. I understood that the Chair was party to the agreement. An Ceann Comhairle Michael Hayes An Ceann Comhairle: The Chair has not ruled any amendment out of order. Mr. Ruttledge Mr. Ruttledge Mr. Ruttledge: I am afraid that Deputy O'Kelly is under a misapprehension. The position that arose was that an amendment similar to that put in by Deputy Davis was put in by me, but you were of opinion that if that amendment were moved it would preclude me from moving the motion in my name later on. An Ceann Comhairle Michael Hayes An Ceann Comhairle: I did not rule out the amendment. Mr. Ruttledge Mr. Ruttledge Mr. Ruttledge: I understand that. An Ceann Comhairle Michael Hayes An Ceann Comhairle: Private Deputies' time will be taken to-morrow evening. Mr. Davin Mr. Davin Mr. Davin: May I ask the President to say, when the discussion on the Estimates is resumed, whether it is intended to take them in the order in which they appear on the Agenda? The President The President The President: The Minister for External Affairs was absent when the list was completed, and he has been pressing for an early consideration of his Estimate. Other than that alteration, I do not propose to make any change in the order. Mr. Corry Mr. Corry Mr. Corry: I asked leave to introduce a Bill on the last day. The Bill is of great importance and urgency, seeing that under the last Land Act—— An Ceann Comhairle Michael Hayes An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy cannot go into the question of the Bill. I understand he is putting a point of order. Mr. Corry Mr. Corry Mr. Corry: I want to know whether we will get an opportunity before the Recess of getting that Bill discussed. An Ceann Comhairle Michael Hayes 409 [409] An Ceann Comhairle: We will take Private Members' time to-morrow evening, and, if we conclude No. 15 on the Order Paper, the Deputy's Bill is the next after that. Mr. Corry Mr. Corry Mr. Corry: The trouble is that under the last Land Act—— An Ceann Comhairle Michael Hayes An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy asked when his Bill will come on. It will come on after No. 15 on the Order Paper. That is, provided that it comes on before the 24th June—namely, next Wednesday. Dáil Éireann 39 Public Business. General Debate 19310617
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