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Memorandum from the Department of the President, 19 January 1937, regarding the supply of copies of new Acts to judges. Miss Doyle, Secretary to the Chief Justice, stated that 'in practice the scheme has fallen into abeyance and that the late Chief Justice had frequently to wait for an undue length of time before he became aware of the passage of Bills into law'.

s 6303

memorandum

Letter from the Department of Education to O'Muimhneachain, Department of the Taoiseach, 26 August 1942, in connection with the preparation and publication of a series of County Histories by the late Fr O'Flanagan. The letter states that Fr O'Flanagan 'employed an assistant (Miss Nelson) and a typist on the work. He and his staff were provided with office accommodation in the National Library and the material collected by him is there'. The letter discusses the possible continuance of the scheme.

s 6308

letter

Letter from the Department of Education to M O'Muimhneachain, Department of the Taoiseach, 9 September 1942, in connection with the preparation and publication of a series of County Histories by the late Fr O'Flanagan. The letter states that the Department of Finance are opposed to the continuance of the scheme. The staff employed on the scheme are to cease work at the end of the month. 'Father O'Flanagan employed Miss Nelson and a typist ... Finance sanction for their payment extends only to the 30 instant and it is proposed, if there is no objection, to give them notice that their employment will terminate on that date'.

s 6308

letter

Letter from Department of Lands, to the Secretary, Department of the Taoiseach, 4 January 1943, regarding the case of Miss Nelson who 'was formerly employed as assistant to the late Rev Michael O'Flanagan in his capacity as Editor of a series of local histories'. The letter states that Miss Nelson was offered a position as a Temporary Clerical Assistant in the Land Commission. However she does not wish to accept the offer of employment as she 'could not afford to work for that salary'.

s 6308

letter

Letter from [Miss] M Long, Vice Regal Lodge, to Mr McDunphy, 30 July 1932, returning the Message to the Oireachtas in connection with the vote on the 'Emergency Fund Grant-in-Aid'.

s 6315/2

letter

Hand-written letter from Maud Gonne MacBride, Women's Prisoners Defence League, to the Secretary, the Executive Council, 25 July 1932, regarding the imprisonment of Gerald Dempsey. The letter asks how 'a man who has been acquitted by the jury, could be sentenced by the judge, under one of Mr Cosgrave's old coercion acts'.

s 6316

letter

Copy letter from M McDunphy to Mrs Maud Gonne MacBride, Honorary Secretary, Women's Prisoners Defence League, 25 July 1932, acknowledging receipt of her letter regarding the sentence of imprisonment passed on Gerald Dempsey. The letter states that the matter has been referred for attention to the Minister for Justice.

s 6316

letter

Memorandum issued by the Minister for Finance for circulation to the Executive Council, 28 October 1931, on the subject of Primary Teachers' Salaries. The memorandum gives details of proposed salary reductions for men and women. A reduction of 11% is recommended for women and 7% for men. 'The fact that the percentage reduction in the case of women was higher than that proposed for men was due to the desire of the committee to round down the basic scale for women ... the feeling that on general grounds the women, might, if anything, be required to bear a somewhat heavier cut than the men'. The memorandum include tables giving the salaries for male and female teachers on different scales and years of service.

s 6341

memorandum

Report on Proposed Reductions in the Pay of State Employees, submitted to cabinet on 7 May 1932. The report considers the 'best methods of effecting a reduction in the salaries of the Civil Service, Civic Guard, Army and National Teachers'. The salary reduction for Junior Assistant Mistresses is at the rate of 5% instead of 10%.

s 6341/1A

report

Letter from SOM, to the Private Secretary, Minister for Finance, 9 May 1932, stating that the Cabinet have made a decision in regard to reductions in the salaries of the Civil Service, Civic Guard, Army and National Teachers. The reductions for National Teachers are given. 'That the cut on salaries for Junior Assistant Mistresses be at the rate of 5% instead of 10%'.

s 6341/1A

letter