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Also, there was a need to encourage the profession to
present their difficulties to the Society. He emphasised
that in proposing the motion, he was not in any way to be
taken as attacking the public bodies he mentioned.
Seconding the motion
Mr. K. O'Brien
referred to the
difficulties experienced with the Dublin Corporation
sealing procedure and the Land Registry.
Mr. R.
O'Donnell
as Chairman of the Conveyancing Committee,
accepted that there was much merit in the proposal. He
then outlined for the information of the meeting, various
representations which had been made over the year by the
Conveyancing Committee
Mr. D. McEvoy
was of the
opinion that the proposer and seconder should submit a
detailed memorandum since the resolution dealt with a
very wide area.
Miss C. Killeen
favoured the establish-
ment of a special committee to review the position.
Mr. A.
Mulligan
felt that if the decision was to set-up the
Committee, then it should have a definite time limit within
which to report. The President said he appreciated the
difficulties being experienced by the profession. Members
of the staff and particularly the Director General had
been dealing continuously with the problems outlined in
association with the Professsional Purposes and
Conveyancing Committees. The difficulty for the Society
was twofold. The recruitment of a suitable professional
person was a costly step, and ultimately the profession
would have to decide if it would be.prepared to make the
necessary funds available. Also, the Society's past
experience indicated that it would not be easy to recruit
staff of the required calibre. He suggested that the matter
be referred to the incoming Council with a view to a
report back to the members at the next half-yearly
meeting in Galway.
Mr. M. O'Mahony
suggested that the
item be a specific one on the agenda for that meeting. This
was agreed.
Other Business:
Mr. D. Moran
indicated that the present lay-out of the
Conditions of Sale was not satisfactory and he suggested
a reversion to the old system. The President indicated that
he would refer the point to the Conveyancing Committee.
Vote of Thanks:
Mr. G. Hickey,
Senior Vice-President took the Chair at
this point.
Mr. D. Moran,
in proposing a vote of thanks
to the President, said the past year had been a memorable
one in the annals of the Society. The activites of the year
of which the high-light had been the official opening of
Blackhall Place, had placed a great burden on the
President. He had graced the office with dignity and was
due the thanks of the Society for excellent services far
beyond the normal line of duty.
Mr. McCarron
in
seconding the resolution, thanked the President for his
kind remarks about the work of the scrutineers.
Mr. G.
Doyle
said he would like to be associated with the vote of
thanks to the President for all that he had done for the
Society and for the encouragement he had given to the
Council during his year of office.
Mr. Hickey,
associated
himself with the previous comments and paid tribute to
the help given by Mrs. Dundon. He then put the
Resolution, which was carried with applause. The Senior
Vice-President then declared the meeting closed.
Appointment of Committees for 1978/'79:
By agreement, the following arrangements were made:-
Registrar's and Compensation Fund:
T. D. Shaw, Chairman;
A. J. Donnelly, J. Hooper, C. Killeen, P. O'Connor, M.
V. O'Mahony, L. K. Shields, A. Smyth, M. Quinlan.
Matters
Finance, Premises, Services and Costs:
W. Beatty, Chairman
S t a ff R d a t i o n s
M. Curran, Vice-Chairman
B. St. J. Blake, Charman, Services;
M. Quinlan, Chairman, Premises;
W. A. Osborne, Chairman, Costs;
G. Overend, (Past President);
P. D. M. Prentice.
Parliamentary:
D. Binchy, Chairman;
J. Carrigan, Vice-Chairman;
J. L. Dundon, R. Glynn, S. Killeen, R. T. Monahan, M.
G. L. O'Connell, P. F. O'Donnell, B. Russell, B.
McGrath (Past President), A. Bourke.
Professional Purposes:
E. J. Margetson, Chairman;
D. R. Pigot, Vice-Chairman;
R. O'Donnell, Chairman, Conveyancing Committee;
L. Cullen, A. J. Donnelly, G. Doyle, (non Council)
Michael Enright, (non Council) P. Glynn, R. Grattan
D'Esterre Roberts, C. Hogan, (non Council) M. P.
Houlihan, J. Maher, (Past President) P. Murphy, P.
McEllin, M. M. Smyth.
Public Relations:
W. D. McEvoy, Chairman;
M. V. O'Mahony, Vice-Chairman;
J. F. Buckley, Chairman, Publications and Library;
D. G. Binchy, F. Daly, C. Meredith, P. Murphy, P.
O'Connor, P. F. O'Donnell, M. Quinlan, A. Bourke.
F.E.C. and International Affairs:
J. Dundon, Chairman;
R. T. Monahan, Vice-Chairman;
A. Collins, J. Fish, (non Council) B. T. McGrath (Past
President) G. J. Moloney, L. K. Shields, A. F. Smyth.
Policy Committee:
Gerald Hickey, President;
Walter Beatty, Brendan Allen, Mrs. M. Quinlan, T.
Fitzpatrick, Bruce St. J. Blake, J. Carrigan, W. A.
Osborne, Peter D. M. Prentice, Joseph L. Dundon, John
F. Buckley, W. D. McEvoy, Maurice Curran, Donal
Binchy, Thomas D. Shaw, Ernest J. Margetson.
Education:
John F. Buckley, Chairman;
F. Daly, Vice-Chairman;
A. Bourke, M. Curran, W. D. McEvoy, Rory O'Donnell.
Company Law Committee:
B. O'Connor, Chairman;
W. Beatty, A. Collins M. G. Dickson, M. Finlay, R.
Flynn, H. Fry, M. Irvine, P. Kilroy, J. O'Dwyer, L. K.
S!ii'ids.
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