Flanagan, Oliver J.Thursday, 22 July 1948 |
Dáil Éireann Debate
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Committee on Finance. - Vote 55—Industry and Commerce (Resumed).
Is the Minister for Industry and Commerce responsible for that?
Or even if you are not interrupted.
It is not my intention to detain the House, and I certainly will not trespass on the time to any great extent, as I would not like to deprive Deputy MacEntee of the opportunity of delivering an oratio...
The people were asked about the Transport Act and they were asked about the policy of Fianna Fáil and now we see that the company was run at over £1,000,000 loss. This was due to a certain amount of...
The cheque, for the information of the House and Deputy MacEntee, is dated 15th July of this year.
None whatever. I am very pleased that Deputy MacEntee is so interested. If he will look at the time-sheet, he will see that there are no deductions whatever. It sets out: five rows of turf; hours, ...
A little less.
I have the cheque here to prove it.
He was paid 1/10 for 8¾ hours' work, which is worse.
The reason I am raising this matter is that I know this man to be a decent, hard-working man. I do not know why he received only 1/10 for his day's work, and that is what I am asking the Minister to i...
It is Bord na Móna which requires to be examined. I am handing this cheque and time sheet to the Minister, in the hope that he will make some inquiries about this man's case. I hope he will deal wit...
I very much appreciate what you say. The Minister for Industry and Commerce is responsible for the officials that work under him.
I am asking the Minister if he will be good enough to make an inquiry.
I have no charge to make against any officer of the Minister's Department. I am only asking him——
There is no charge whatever.
I am prepared to bow to your ruling.
The name of the officer of the Department——
On the question of the staff of the Minister's Department, I quite agree that it would be unfair for me to give this House the name of the officer.
Then I cannot, if I so desire, criticise the staff of the Minister's Department here on the Minister's Estimate.
I bow to your ruling, Sir, on that issue. I can only say, as far as I am concerned, I am prepared to communicate direct with the Minister on this and to see that a thorough inquiry will be made as to...
I wish to take this opportunity of expressing my appreciation of the manner in which the Minister has discharged his duties since he took over that post. I only hope and trust that he will receive th...
Carry on with it. Let us hear it.
Is he not a director of Fleming's Fireclay?
Is Deputy Lemass not a director of Fleming's Fireclay? I say he is and the same people are running the coal mines.
He never quoted anybody accurately.
Will that cause any great inconvenience to the Deputy's two flying colleagues?
Did the Deputy start yet with any of them?
Deputy MacEntee very conveniently forgot all about turf production.
And the turf scheme his Government stopped.
As he did not come too well out of it.
God be with that little man.
I do not wonder at anybody waiting until Deputy MacEntee has gone.
Supplementary Estimate, 1948-49. - Vote 3—Department of the Taoiseach.
Will you pay the three ex-Parliamentary Secretaries' bills?
What did the Deputy say? I would pay them well enough if I got a few directorships.
Do not have the least doubt about it.
Does Deputy Brady forget the recognition by Fianna Fáil of King George VI?
I am very sorry that Deputy Brady has seen fit to leave the House. I see that he is followed by Deputy Corry. It is typical of these Deputies to be on the run and not remain to hear some of the trut...
There is not a very particular man speaking now, anyway.
I am talking of Deputy MacEntee, who has stooped so low that he will soon be walking between a duck's legs.
Over 12 months ago, when those of us who are sitting on this side of the House were in the Opposition Benches, appeals were being made to the smaller groups of Parties who were then in opposition to s...
Now we see a big man made smaller than he is.
We have at last removed the one obstacle, the one hindrance to progress, namely, the Fianna Fáil Party. Now that we have the Fianna Fáil Party removed from office, no greater misfortune could befall ...
We have Deputy de Valera again drawing his old red herring across the trail—another war.
Does Deputy MacEntee or Deputy de Valera or Deputy Lemass or any other member of the Opposition think for one moment that they can again gull the majority of our people? Our people realise that after...
——and because we can boast loudly and proudly of that fact we are going to keep that Taoiseach here. Progress reported; the Committee to sit again to-morrow. Supplementary Vote 26 (Universities and Co...
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