Ryan, James

Thursday, 7 June 1928

Dáil Éireann Debate
Vol. 24 No. 2

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PUBLIC BUSINESS. - FORESTRY BILL, 1928—REPORT.

Did the Minister say that this Bill was to be re-committed?More Button

Does that mean that we can go over all the sections again?More Button

I may be wrong about this, but I do not think that I got my copy of the Bill, with the Minister's amendments in it, until yesterday or the day before. I did not know that the Report Stage of the Bill...More Button

When the term “another Committee Stage” was used on the last occasion the Bill was before the House, I thought what was meant by that was that we would have a sort of Second Reading, and then go into ...More Button

PUBLIC BUSINESS. - FINANCE BILL, 1928—REPORT STAGE.

I know the cinema proprietors throughout the country, and in the city also, hold they have been very unfairly dealt with by the Minister in the present Finance Bill. They say they find it very hard t...More Button

One particular company in this city, according to the balance-sheet for last year—and it was only working five months—made a profit of £18,000. We presume that their profit was not more than 50 per c...More Button

One company interested in dog racing was able to make a clear profit of £18,000. What must be the receipts from that form of amusement and what would be the receipts to the Exchequer if they were to ...More Button

It is hardly necessary to point out to members of this House the defects of this Finance Bill. If they would honestly consider the merits of this Bill I would have no doubt, as Deputy Flinn forecaste...More Button

I thought I might be in order in drawing attention to the fact that even under this Finance Bill we are not raising sufficient money to run the ordinary Departments of State.More Button

I am going to prove it, and then you will know also. As I say, I admit we cannot say now, we may live £5,000,000 or £10,000,000 below what is being asked in this Bill. If we find that money was vote...More Button

Under this Bill we anticipate a certain income to defray the cost of administration for the year, and as I am ruled out of order in drawing attention to what I might call the principal source of some ...More Button

PUBLIC BUSINESS. - ADJOURNMENT DEBATE—PRISONERS ON HUNGER STRIKE.

Because we know them.More Button

That is right.More Button

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