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The Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures was the title of Frank Aiken as a member of the Government of Ireland during ''The Emergency''〔 (Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Changes in the Ministry. ) Dáil Éireann - Volume 77 - 27 September 1939 〕 — the state of emergency in operation in Ireland during World War II. The Minister was intended to handle Civil Defence and related measures, allowing the Minister for Defence to concentrate on matters relating to the regular Army. The office was also responsible for handling wartime censorship. Technically, Aiken was a minister without portfolio, as there was no Department of State corresponding to his brief,〔 〕 although there was an Office of the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures.〔 (Committee on Finance. - Vote 63—Army. ) Dáil Éireann - Volume 85 - 19 February 1942 〕 The Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939, which allows for ministers without portfolio, also allows such a minister to have a specific style or title.〔 (Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1939; title and dates ) 〕 In fact, Aiken had been appointed on 8 September 1939,〔 (Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - New Ministries and Parliamentary Secretaryships. ) Dáil Éireann - Volume 108 - 9 October 1947 〕 and the Act was passed on 21 December 1939, backdated to 8 September.〔 The Minister for Supplies, who did have a corresponding Department of State, was established on the same dates.〔 The section in the Act on ministers without portfolio was seen by Richard Mulcahy as designed to safeguard the legality of Aiken's office.〔 〕 Taoiseach Éamon de Valera explained the reasoning behind the ministry:〔 (Adjournment of the Dáil (Motion). - Position of Éire. ) Dáil Éireann - Volume 77 - 27 September 1939 〕 The Minister received functions delegated by other ministers, as provided for by section 6 of the Emergency Powers Act 1939.〔 (Emergency Powers Act, 1939; §6 Delegation of statutory powers and duties. ) 〕〔 (S.I. No. 157/1944 — Air-Raid Precautions (Approval of Expenditure by Essential Undertakers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1944. ) 〕 Aiken enforced stringent censorship of news, and of material potentially sympathetic to the Allies, in accordance with Ireland's neutrality.〔 〕 He was also responsible for air raid precautions, delegated by the Minister for Defence.〔 〔 (Members of Government and Parliamentary Secretaries. ) Seanad Éireann - Volume 28 - 20 June 1944 〕 Seán Moylan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence,〔 (Matter Raised on Motion for Adjournment. - Air—Raid Precautions. ) Seanad Éireann - Volume 24 - 28 August 1940 〕〔 (Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Death of Longford Soldier. ) Dáil Éireann - Volume 90 - 26 May 1943 〕 served also as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures.〔 (Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Black-out Regulations ) Dáil Éireann - Volume 77 - 27 September 1939 〕〔 (Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Training of Roof-Watchers. ) Dáil Éireann - Volume 81 - 2 October 1940 〕 In April 1941, Aiken went to the United States to ask President Roosevelt for military aid. Roosevelt told Aiken that Ireland should be supporting Britain, prompting Aiken to ask Roosevelt to seek guarantees from the British Government that the UK would not invade Ireland.〔 〕 In 1943, William Davin and Timothy J. Murphy of the Labour Party questioned the need for such a minister, and the vagueness of his responsibilities.〔 (Nomination of Members of Government—Motion (Resumed). ) Dáil Éireann - Volume 91 - 1 July 1943 〕 The ministry was abolished on 18 June 1945.〔 The following day, Aiken was appointed Minister for Finance. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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