In 1927, he was appointed to set up a "Memorial Committee" by W. T. Cosgrave, President of the Irish Free State Executive Council in order to advance the process of the Irish National War Memorial Gardens where an impasse situation had evolved.
W. T. Cosgrave, as President of the Irish Free State Executive Council, appointed him to form a "Memorial Committee" in 1927 to facilitate the progress of the Irish National War Memorial Gardens, which were experiencing a stalemate.