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Memorandum from the Office of Public Works, 23 July 1943, regarding the Government's failure to have Muckross House made available to the nation. The memorandum lists suitable uses for the house. The suggestion to use the house as a hostel for An Oige is dismissed as 'the Commissioners do not consider that they would be able to exercise sufficient or satisfactory control over the young people of both sexes who might be expected to lodge in the house'. References are also made to two local hotel owners, 'if any one of the present hotel proprietors such as Mrs Huggard or Mrs Ross were interested in Muckross House'. Other possible uses include a convalescent home or a retreat home for a religious order.

s 6355A

memorandum

Circular from the Department of Finance to all Departments, 29 August 1931, in regard to the arrangements for the selection of Writing Assistants for trial on clerical duties. The circular states that 'a further opportunity of promotion to clerical posts should be extended to Shorthand Typists'. The method of selection is to be a competitive written test.

s 6360

circular

Circular from the Department of Finance to all Departments, 30 0ctober 1931, regarding the competition, limited to clerical officers and shorthand typists, for posts as clerical officers. The circular states that there will be no entrance fee and that 'in the case of Shorthand Typists approved established service as a Typist may be reckoned towards the qualifying period of seven years'.

s 6360

circular

Circular from the Department of Finance to all Departments, 1 March 1935, regarding the qualifying standard in oral Irish in limited competitions for posts as clerical officer, confined to established writing assistants and shorthand typists. The circular states that 'candidates in order to qualify must, in addition to obtaining not less than 50% of the marks for the written Irish test, must also obtain not less than 50% in the oral Irish test'.

s 6360

circular

Copy letter from HJ Mundow to the Department of the Taoiseach, 24 December 1956, with regard to the creation of a temporary post of personal secretary to the Taoiseach. The letter states that Mrs Ita McCoy, Personal Secretary to the Minister for Education, will be transferred to the post.

s 6378A

letter

Note listing individuals who have served as Private Secretary to the Taoiseach from 31 July 1956 to 23 March 1957. Two women are included on the list, 'Mrs Ita McCoy, Personal Secretary to the Minister for Education was seconded to this Department ... Mrs McCoy resigned from the Civil Service with effect from the 20th March, 1957 ... Miss Maire DC Ni Cheallaigh, Shorthand-Typist, was transferred from the Department of Education, National Gallery of Ireland, to be Personal Secretary to the Taoiseach'.

s 6378A

note

Note regarding the post of private secretary to the Taoiseach, 10 December 1958. The note debates the heading under which the post should appear in the Department's draft estimate 'as Miss Ni Cheallaigh, the Personal Secretary to the Taoiseach, is a Shorthand Typist, the entry "Personal Secretary to the Taoiseach" should be deleted from the Estimate and the number of Shorthand Typists should be shown as three, with a footnote indicating that one officer acts as Personal Secretary to the Taoiseach'. HOD dismisses this option because it would suggest that the appropriate grade for the post is that of Shorthand Typist.

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notes

Copy letter from SOM [Sean O'Muimhneachain] to Mrs C Neville Rolfe, Secretary General, British Social Hygiene Council, London, 30 December 1932, acknowledging receipt of her letter regarding the Sixth Imperial Social Hygiene Congress.

s 6379

letter

Copy letter from SOM [Sean O'Muimhneachain] to the Private Secretary, Minister for Local Government and Public Health, 30 December 1932, enclosing material received from the Secretary General [Mrs C Neville Rolfe], British Social Hygiene Council. The material outlines the plans for the Sixth Imperial Social Hygiene Congress to be held in London in July 1933.

s 6379

letter

Copy letter from EP McCarron to the Secretary, Department of External Affairs, 9 January 1933, forwarding an invitation from the General Secretary [Mrs C Neville Rolfe], British Social Hygiene Council. The Minister states that he is unable to send a delegate to the Sixth Imperial Social Hygiene Congress to be held in London in July 1934.

s 6379

letter