File 28 - Sally Shiels on behalf of INTO [Irish National Teachers' Organisation]

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Material relating to legal query from Sally Shiels on behalf of Dublin City South Branch of INTO [Irish National Teachers' Organisation]. Mary Robinson (MR) asked to advise on the compatibility with the rules and constitution of the INTO of a proposed motion for congress which sought to establish a fund intended to benefit certain teachers who retired in 1980. The Annual Congress in front of which the motion was intended to be presented was to take place in April 1985, and advice was sought prior to this. MR's opinion was that there was nothing in the motion that would be out of order and could be presented to Congress, and it was then up to Congress to vote as they saw fit.

File consists of correspondence including between MR and Colm MacGeehin, solicitor for Sally Shiels, 19-28/03/1985) and photocopy of letter from Carol Fawsitt of Binchy, Fagan, Fawsitt solicitors to Gerry Quigley, General Secretary, INTO, relating to proposed Motion on Retirals Fund (08/02/1985); background material including photocopy of proposed motion, photocopy of other motions proposed and seconded at previous congresses, extract relating to INTO's Services and Benefits, Retired Teachers Association newsletter, October/November 1984, extract of INTO 116th Annual congress, 23-27/04/1984 report, Agenda of INTO AGM 28/01/1985 with list of motions for congress; case notes and a signed legal opinion from Mary, 19/03/1985.

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