Heffernan, Michael Richard

Tuesday, 2 December 1924

Dáil Éireann Debate
Vol. 9 No. 19

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I beg to move: “To delete Sub-section (2).” The idea is that I cannot understand why special provision should be made to protect the pensions of officers who are retired under this Bill. I know no r...More Button

My idea is that this is simply a question of what is right or wrong. Why should one class of people be protected rather than another? On the matter of procedure, I do not know whether the Minister s...More Button

In the absence of Deputy White, I desire to move the following amendment:— To insert before Section 51 a new section as follows:— “The Minister shall immediately after the passing of this Act exercise...More Button

Apparently the Minister knows more about Deputy White's mind in this regard than I do. I am, therefore, willing to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.More Button

I would like to ask if the vote of a member who has been disqualified, say, at an election of an officer, will be valid or otherwise.More Button

I am not clear. I see that there is a penalty for acting, but that does not say that any act performed is illegal while so acting.More Button

I am not very clear on this matter. Perhaps I may be talking around it a good deal, but my idea is that a man should become automatically disqualified when he performs some act which causes him to be...More Button

To a certain extent I am with my colleague, Deputy Connor Hogan, in this matter; but I also see that there would be a great difficulty in the actual working of a council if the sub-section is allowed ...More Button

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