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An Irish-Ireland for business?: the Control of Manufactures Acts, 1932 and 1934

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2016

Mary E. Daly
Mary E. Daly*
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University College, Dublin
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Extract

The Control of Manufactures Acts of 1932 and 1934 were ostensibly designed to ensure that new industries established in the Irish Free State under extensive tariff protection would be Irish-controlled. This legislation has been seen as one of the major implements of Fianna Fail industrial policy — a measure which indicated the party’s commitment to an introspective, self-sufficient Ireland; its partial repeal in 1956 and complete removal the following year has been taken as marking the transition from a protectionist mentality to a more outward industrial orientation.

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Research Article
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Irish Historical Studies , Volume 24 , Issue 94 , November 1984 , pp. 246 - 272
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Copyright © Irish Historical Studies Publications Ltd 1984

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Notes

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11 Ibid., 5 Mar. 1925.

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14 ‘Controls on foreign business’ (U.C.D.A., McGilligan papers, P. 35/b/14, 18 Oct. 1928).

15 Dublin Industrial Development Association (hereafter D.I.D.A.), committee minutes, 11 Feb. 1925 (N.L.I., MS 16243).

16 D.I.D.A. report, Dec. 1928, pp 13-14 (ibid.).

17 Ibid., Dec. 1927, p. 4 (ibid.).

18 D.I.D.A. committee minutes, 29 Sept. 1929 (ibid., MS 16244).

19 ‘Controls on foreign business’ (U.C.D.A., McGilligan papers, 18 Oct. 1928).

20 Dáil Éireann deb., xxxiv, 1422 (2 May 1930).

21 Seanad Éireann deb., xiv, 83 (3 Dec. 1930).

22 S.P.O., S. 6045 ‘Irish flour-milling industry’, 30 July 1930.

23 The N.A.I.D.A. was the direct successor of the Dublin Industrial Development Association. The name was changed in 1930 to reflect more accurately the organisation’s nation-wide role.

24 Seanad Éireann deb., xiv, 83 (3 Dec. 1930).

25 N.A.I.D.A., 1905-35 (Dublin, 1936), p. 33.

26 Dáil Éireann deb., xxi, 989-90 (7 Nov. 1927).

27 ‘Fianna Fáil policy’ (N.L.I., Frank Gallagher papers, MS 18339).

28 Department of Industry and Commerce, Trade and Industries Division (hereafter D.I.C., T.I.D.), 1207/3728. These archives, which are not generally accessible, are now in the Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism, Kildare Street, Dublin. I am grateful to officials of the department for permission to consult these records and for the assistance afforded me by Mr Roddy Mulloy and Mr Terry Lonergan of Industries Division.

29 S.P.O., Cabinet minutes, Cab. 1/4/6, 22 Apr. 1932.

30 Control of Manufactures Act, temporary file, 14 Apr. 1932 (D.I.C.).

31 Control of Manufactures Act, temporary file, memorandum by H. Whitton, 21 May 1932(D.I.C).

32 S.P.O., Cab. 6/29, 23-4 Apr. 1932.

33 Seanad Éireann deb., xv, 1568-9 (22 July 1932).

34 Dáil Éireann deb., xlii, 1234-66 (14 June 1932).

35 Economist, 25 June 1932.

36 Irish Times, 16 June 1932.

37 Seanad Éireann deb., xv, 1540-80 (22 July 1932).

38 Ibid., cols 1749-1820 (28 July 1932).

39 Irish Industrial Yearbook, 1934, Industrial diary, 24 Jan. 1933.

40 D.I.C, T.I.D., O. Inds Division, 18 June 1932.

41 Federation of Irish Industries (hereafter F.I.I.), committee minutes, ‘Objects of the federation’ I am grateful to the director-general of the successor body, the Confederation of Irish Industry. Mr Liam Connellan, for permitting me to consult their minute books, which are kept in Confederation House, Setanta Centre, Kildare Street, Dublin.

42 Ibid., minutes A.G.M. 11 Jan. 1933.

43 Seanad Éireann deb., xvi, 811 (16 Mar. 1933).

44 D.I.C, T.I.D. 1207/178, ‘Control of manufactures act, F.I.I, file’ 8 Mar. 1933.

45 F.I.I. committee minutes, 10 Mar. 1933.

46 Ibid., 23 June 1933.

47 Ibid., 30 June 1933

48 Irish Industrial Yearbook, 1934, Appendix.

49 N.A.I.D.A. committee minutes, 25 Sept. 1933 (N.L.I., MS 16244).

50 Ibid., 9 Oct. 1933.

51 Ibid., 23 Oct. 1933.

52 Ibid., 6 Nov. 1933.

53 ‘Control of Manufactures Act, possibilities of amending legislation’ (D.I.C., T.I.D. 1207/199).

54 F.I.I. committee minutes, 17 Nov. 1933.

55 Irish Times, 24 Jan. 1934.

56 Seanad Éireann deb., xix, 479-96 (30 Aug. 1934).

57 Dáil Éireann deb., liii, 1251-65 (28 June 1934).

58 Ibid., col. 1282.

59 ‘Control of Manufactures Act, continuation file’ (D.I.C., T.I.D. 1297/3728).

60 Ibid., 28 July 1954.

61 D.I.C, T.I.D. Inds. A. Division, A. 303, 16 June 1934.

62 Ibid., T.I.D. 43/75.

63 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/322.

64 Ibid., T.I.D. 19/47.

65 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/674.

66 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/199 and 1207/271.

67 Irish Times, 27 Sept. 1933.

68 Ibid., 24 Jan. 1934.

69 D.I.C, T.I.D 1207/26.

70 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/1187

71 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/1187

72 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/26.

73 Ibid., T.I.D. Inds. A. 303.

74 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/1187.

75 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/601.

76 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/602.

77 Ibid., T.I.D.. Inds. A. 303.

78 Dáil Éireann deb., liii, 1258 (28 June 1934).

79 D.I.C., T.I.D. 1207/84.

80 Ibid., T.I.D 1207/199.

81 Ibid., T.I.D 1207/271. The comments are those of R. C. Ferguson, assistant secretary.

82 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/41.

83 Ibid., T.I.D. 19/23.

84 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/653.

85 Ibid.,T.I.D. 1207/969, 14 Feb. 1936.

86 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/178.

87 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207, O. Inds. Division.

88 F.I.I. committee minutes, 10 Sept. 1937

89 F.I.I. secretary’s report, Feb. 1937.

90 F.I.I. committee minutes, 15 Feb. 1935.

91 Ibid., 1 June 1934 and 30 Oct. 1934.

92 Ibid., 11 June 1937

93 Ibid., 14 Dec. 1934.

94 Ibid., 13 Jan. 1939.

95 Ibid., 1 Mar. 1935

96 Ibid., 6 Mar. 1936.

97 Ibid., 20 Mar. 1936.

98 Dáil Éireann deb., liii, 1258 (28 June 1934).

99 D.I.C., T.I.D 41/75.

100 Ibid., T.I.D. 41/75.

101 Ibid., T.I.D. 38/59.

102 Ibid.,T.l.D. 1207/166.

103 Commission on vocational organisation evidence, para. 4727 (N.L.I. MS 924).

104 Irish Industrial Yearbook, 1934. Industrial diary, 19 Oct. 1933

105 D.I.C.,T.I.D. 41/75.

106 Ibid., T.I.D. Inds. A. 303.

107 Ibid., T.I.D. 41/75.

108 Ibid., 9 Jan. 1933.

109 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/199.

110 Ibid., T.I.D. 1207/2118.

111 Ibid., T.I.D. 94/49.

112 F.I.I. committee minutes, 27 Aug. 1937.

113 Ibid., 30 Nov. 1934.

114 Ibid., 9 July 1937.

115 Ibid., 25 June 1937

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