Hickey, JamesThursday, 6 June 1940 |
Dáil Éireann Debate
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Committee on Finance. - Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Bill, 1940—Committee Stage.
If a man joins up for the emergency period and meets with an accident, are his wife and dependents entitled to workmen's compensation as they would be if he were in private employment?
Supplementary Estimate. - Vote 3—Department of the Taoiseach.
Probably there was never a time when there was greater need of sane and serious thought than there is at the present time but, even in this grave hour, we have to maintain our right of independent cri...
I said that the statements were vague—not that you were keeping the country in the dark.
Of whom are we afraid?
Supplementary Estimate. - Third Employment Period Order, 1940—Motion to Annul.
I second the motion. I do not think this is a Party matter at all, but that the Minister is viewing it in a different light. The fact is that we have had already two unemployment period orders. The ...
There are 31,000 cut off already.
That is a most alarming statement.
It is not.
Ask the managers of the labour exchanges.
No.
No.
They did that 18 months ago and got no response from the Minister.
There is more than that to it.
What is the alternative in the meantime?
We all agree on that.
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