Dáil Debates - By Topic

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight; the sitting shall now suspend until 2.30 p.m. and the business to be transacted then shall be the motion of confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government, and the proce...

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08/04/2014

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Oral Questions to the Taoiseach shall not be taken today and Leaders' Questions shall be followed by the Order of Business.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, Friday sittings are aimed at reforming the manner in which we do our business. The irony of the House sitting today to discuss the Brighter Evenings Bill for three hours when debate this year on 60% to 70% of Bills has been guillotined will not be lost on the...

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16/01/2013

[Business of Dáil] Before proceeding with business, I record with sadness, on behalf of the House and Members, that since our last meeting we have lost a dear friend and colleague through the untimely passing of Deputy Shane McEntee, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the M...

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[Business of Dáil] I accept that. Debate on the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013 was also guillotined.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] Some 27 amendments were tabled to that Bill but because of the guillotine the debate concluded on amendment No. 8.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] It is farcical that three hours of Dáil time is being wasted on a Bill such as the one before the House today-----[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy has made his point. I call Deputy Buttimer.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] -----when one considers the measures that this Government-----[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, there is no Order of Business today.[Buttimer, Jerry]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputies, please. Deputy Dooley has made his point. Today's business was ordered yesterday.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I have the floor and wish to make a point of order.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy has made his point and should resume his seat.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is clear that this Government has decided that there will be no Dáil reform. It is an outrageous situation.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Dooley, resume your seat. I call Deputy Buttimer.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, the only item for discussion this morning is the Bill in the name of Deputy Broughan.[Buttimer, Jerry]

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[Business of Dáil] There is no Order of Business. I suggest that Deputy Dooley stop grandstanding and playing the old Punch and Judy style politics.[Buttimer, Jerry]

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[Business of Dáil] There is no grandstanding. The people who are paying our wages are appalled-----[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] -----at the way in which this Government is ordering business.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] It has hijacked Parliament and rammed through significant legislation this week that will lead to the repossession of family homes.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] The purpose of today's sitting is to consider the Brighter Evenings Bill 2012 in the name of Deputy Broughan. Please allow the Deputy to make his point.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It has not allowed for the taking of amendments, including on the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013 and yet we are here today for three hours to discuss the Brighter Evenings Bill.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy has made his point and should resume his seat.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] This is a sham. It is outrageous for the Government to say it has been reforming the manner in which Parliament is operated.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] It is abolishing the Seanad on the basis that that is reform. It is an outrageous affront to the democracy of this State.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, to get over Deputy Dooley's disorder-----[Shatter, Alan]

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[Business of Dáil] -----the Deputy is welcome on a Friday morning to run the role of the Lone Ranger because he is the only representative of the Fianna Fáil Party.[Shatter, Alan]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy appears to have missed the point that while his party leader made a major issue on Wednesday of the guillotining of the debate on the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill, the Report Stage debate, which was scheduled to conclude at 6.30 p.m., collapsed at 5.50 p.m. Th...

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[Business of Dáil] If the Deputy is suggesting to the House that that legislation was guillotined, the only people who guillotined it were members of the Fianna Fáil Party who were so uninterested in the Bill they failed to table any reasonable number of amendments to it or to speak on it, other tha...

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[Business of Dáil] If the Deputy wants to turn Friday sittings into a comedy routine, he is welcome.[Shatter, Alan]

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[Business of Dáil] I was speaking about the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013, with which the Minister is familiar. Debate on that Bill concluded on amendment No. 8.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, the Minister has misled the House again. I never raised the issue of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill. I raised the guillotining of the debate on the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill, which despite there being 27 ...

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[Business of Dáil] The business of the House was ordered yesterday. I call Deputy Broughan.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Dooley is digging a hole for himself and his party.[Byrne, Eric]

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[Business of Dáil] Can we have a written copy of that please? It is a different version from what we were given at the door and there is a lot in it.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] I must remind Deputies that the starting time is 9.30 a.m. All we are doing is losing time for Question Time. I appeal to those who must provide a quorum to do so.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the following business shall be transacted today: No. 4, statements on mental health services. The proceedings on No. 4 shall, if not previously concluded, be adjourned at 6.30 p.m. and the following arrangements s...

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[Business of Dáil] Will the Ceann Comhairle clarify what is the allocated time for Question Time?[Doherty, Pearse]

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[Business of Dáil] There are two proposals to be put to the House. Are the proposals for dealing with No. 4, statements on mental health services, agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal regarding the adjournment of the House tonight agreed to?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] On 10 March, the House ordered the business for today's sitting. At the request of many Deputies, I propose a minor amendment to the Order of Business to provide more time for the statements on homelessness and housing and to enable non-aligned Members to participate in these deb...

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[Business of Dáil] Do not panic. We will wait until the document is circulated to allow-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is a contradiction and a matter which must be cleared up. It is supposed to be from 9.30 a.m. to 10.45 a.m.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Not agreed. I attended the Whips' meeting last week. We pressed at that meeting and the previous meeting for a debate on water charges. There was an interesting choreography between the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael representatives at the meeting, at which they looked for every exc...

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[Business of Dáil] Should I read it again? A version has already been circulated via e-mail.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] On the other hand, 75 minutes are to be allocated for Question Time.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Regarding the second item to which the Taoiseach alluded, which is an important matter of constitutional business, and following the Taoiseach's announcement of his resignation, I invite the leaders or representatives of the other parties or groups to make brief comments in respon...

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[Business of Dáil] This was what was at the door for Deputies coming into the Chamber. I assumed this was the Government's programme. It is not what the Chief Whip read out.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] We will try to deal with the matter. There is no point in wasting more time.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Is the Deputy talking about the Order of Business for later or is he talking about the arrangements? This is just the arrangements for-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I understood the arrangements for the motion of confidence. Then the other business for the day was gone through very quickly and it is important we know what is being proposed.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] Providing a quorum is the Government's responsibility.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] -----for the motion of confidence first, including the time allocated to each group. It then goes on to state that the order shall resume with Leaders' Questions, Oral Questions to the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Topical Issues and then Private Members' busines...

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[Business of Dáil] No. That is to be dealt with later on the Order of Business.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It would have been helpful if all that had been in the paper we were given.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] This was circulated at 12.37 p.m. to every Member of the House.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] I will read it slowly this time for some people.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight; the sitting shall now suspend until 2.30 p.m. and the business to be transacted then shall be the motion of confidence...

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[Business of Dáil] On my own behalf and on behalf of my party, I extend our deepest sympathies to the entire McGrotty family, particularly to Louise on the loss of her partner, Seán, her sons, Mark and Evan, her mother, Ruth, and her sister, Jodie Lee. An unspeakable tragedy and trauma has befallen...

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[Business of Dáil] Is that clear now? Is everybody happy? Is that agreed?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] We also object to the proposition to close this evening’s discourse at an earlier than usual hour. It is beyond our comprehension why the issues of Irish Water and water charges cannot be substantially addressed on the floor of this Chamber. It is the case that a motion, signed ...

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[Business of Dáil] Ba mhaith liom cead a fháil caint faoi ghnó na Dála i ndiaidh an chúpla focal atá le rá agam faoin timpiste i dTír Chonaill. Go raibh míle maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle, as ucht seans a thabhairt dom caint faoin mhéid a tharla ansin.
On behalf of Sinn Féin, I want to extend ou...

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 1, in relation to the proceedings on the nomination of Taoiseach, the following arrangements will apply: the speeches of a representative of the Government and of the parties and groups shall not exceed 15 minut...

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[Business of Dáil] Comments have been made about our Whip, who hails from Kiskeam. Those from that part of the country, and particularly our Whip, do not do choreography very well. He does not do choreography at all.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Anois, le do thoil.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Are the arrangements set out by the Minister of State agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] He was doing a good job last week.[Barrett, Richard Boyd]

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[Business of Dáil] Go raibh míle maith agat.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] I want to object very strongly. Sinn Féin put forward a motion of no confidence and called on the Taoiseach to resign as part of our Private Members' business. Rather than allowing that to proceed, however, as a competent Government with an unprecedented majority, the Government...

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[Business of Dáil] In other words, we reject the charge and assertion that has been made by Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett. There is no choreography. In the interregnum between the election and the formation of a Government, there have been calls for various debates on a range of issues. Today we ar...

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[Business of Dáil] Táimid ag caint faoi cheapachán an Taoisigh agus an moladh a tháinig ón Taoiseach. Tá dhá rud le plé againn. We have two things to discuss: the appointment of a Taoiseach and the amendment to the Order of Business. Maybe we could deal first at this point with the Taoiseach's pr...

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[Business of Dáil] I oppose this proposal on two grounds. First, the debate should be tomorrow evening after tens of thousands of people have come onto the streets of Dublin to demand the abolition of water charges. They will have voted no confidence in the Government. It should be a real vote as...

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[Business of Dáil] Then let us debate it.[Barrett, Richard Boyd]

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[Business of Dáil] The Government has the power to allow a debate.[Murphy, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] Then we realised that this was the pair who for four years have shovelled billions of euro of little people's money into the maws of vulture capitalists, parasites and hyenas in the financial markets.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] My final point is that motions, on their own, do not resolve this issue. We are not opposed on this side of the House to a debate on Irish Water. No charge could stand that we are somehow choreographing or involved in choreography; we are not.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] That is only one issue that we need to expose here. The second issue that is of critical current importance is the policy concerning water charges.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] The conservation crusade has disappeared and has turned into a save our political skins crusade.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] We need an explanation as to the Government's change of policy on this. I am not talking about the housing crisis or hospitals.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] This is purely a technical arrangement to allow this debate to take place.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes. I am drawing my remarks to a conclusion. I am explaining why we need far more time. I propose that the debate be extended to six hours as opposed to the three hours the Government is proposing.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes. I move amendment No. 1:
That the debate be extended to six hours as opposed to the three hours the Government is proposing.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] When the Opposition tables a motion of no confidence in the Government, there is always a precedent for the Government to respond by way of a motion of affirmation or confidence in itself. However, there is absolutely no need to do what the Chief Whip is doing today concerning th...

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[Business of Dáil] Will the Deputy vote for the proposal then?[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Under Standing Order 170, I propose, as an urgent necessity, the suspension of Standing Orders to allow an urgent and meaningful debate to take place in the House today. The Government did not want us to meet this morning; that was not its initial plan. We now have a very superf...

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[Business of Dáil] No. What we are simply saying is this: today there are statements on mental health, but at some stage-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] On behalf of the Independent Alliance, I join previous speakers in expressing our condolences to the two families involved in the tragedy in Buncrana. The number of deaths is utterly devastating for the people of the area and the nation, although it should be noted that one or tw...

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[Business of Dáil] At some stage.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] I express the condolences of the Labour Party to the McGrotty family on the deaths of Seán and his two sons, Mark and Evan, and the boys' grandmother, Ruth Daniels, and her daughter, Jodie Lee. County Donegal is no stranger to very serious accidents in recent years involving the ...

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[Business of Dáil] -----and we are not opposed to this and we will work with everybody in the House-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] After the Deputy has done a deal.[Murphy, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] Before proceeding to the Order of Business, I wish to bring the attention of the House to an incident which occurred during the Topical Issue debate yesterday. In the course of the debate on a matter tabled by Deputies Joan Collins, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace on the subject of t...

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[Business of Dáil] No, not necessarily.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] We are meant to be experiencing a democratic revolution and this is all meant to be changed. Having Leaders Questions, for example-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] At what stage will the Deputy-----[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] There is no point of order. The Deputy should please resume his seat.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Martin has the floor; can the other Members restrain themselves?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I would trade any time on my record in the Dáil or in committees as a Minister answering questions. I would do that any time.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] -----yesterday the Taoiseach was asked to withdraw a remark-----[Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig]

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[Business of Dáil] There is an obligation on everybody here to decide whether they want a government of some form or not. We have been straight all along. We will facilitate the formation of a government. We obviously sought a sufficient majority of votes for ourselves to form a government and we...

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy's Government wrote enough reports on the topic.[Butler, Ray]

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[Business of Dáil] The people do not want that.[Healy-Rae, Michael]

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[Business of Dáil] I never had any difficulty in that regard. We are having Leaders Questions at 5.30 p.m. The Order of Business will be at 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. tonight.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] -----and the Ceann Comhairle did not apply the same standard to him.[Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig]

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[Business of Dáil] We either give space to enable that to happen or, alternatively, we can have a debate on this in the House at some stage. I am not stopping a debate in the House and I have no wish to do so-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Will the Deputy vote for it?[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Yesterday the Taoiseach did exactly the same thing as Deputy Joan Collins but the Ceann Comhairle did not apply the same standard to him.[Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig]

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[Business of Dáil] -----but I want, as a first priority, to try to give effect to the formation of a government that can last, that can be sustainable and that can deal with the major issues facing us, in particular the health and housing issues.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Thank you, Deputy. I call Deputy Finian McGrath.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Does it not strike anybody as being a bit absurd or ludicrous? Business will be ordered after it has already been ordered and having had questions on it.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] I join my colleagues in strongly objecting to the Order of Business and particularly the fact that the Dáil is concluding this evening at 6.30 p.m. I agree with my colleagues. I attended the Whips' meeting with Deputy Boyd Barrett and I supported him on having a debate on water ...

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[Business of Dáil] Very briefly, Deputy Healy.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] There is a motion on the Order Paper signed by 39 Deputies regarding domestic water charges. Deputy Martin spoke about Deputy Moynihan's choreographic abilities or otherwise. I am not sure about that but I do know that on two occasions Fianna Fáil joined with the Government to s...

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[Business of Dáil] The Ceann Comhairle is applying double standards. This is sheer hypocrisy.[Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig]

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[Business of Dáil] Hear, hear.[Cullinane, David]

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[Business of Dáil] A more sensible approach would have been to have the Order of Business and Leaders Questions now, with the confidence debate afterwards for three or four hours. It brings the Dáil into disrepute to have a very significant issue like the Water Services Bill - let us not pretend it...

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[Business of Dáil] Out. The Deputy will leave the House. I was in the course of making a statement. Get out, please. Did the Deputy hear me?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] -----a debate in this Chamber on domestic water charges.[Healy, Seamus]

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[Business of Dáil] Hear, hear.[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] There were not too many Government Deputies here on Friday. Look up who spoke in the debate.[Troy, Robert]

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[Business of Dáil] That is not true.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] We know what the backbenchers did the last time there was a late night debate.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] It is not true.[Aylward, Bobby]

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[Business of Dáil] Will the Deputies stay quiet? I am trying to get the business agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is false.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] That would have made more sense. Recent late-night debates have not been very good value for the Dáil in terms of public image, so we need some cop-on and common sense. That is why I object to the manner in which this is going on, although I have no difficulty in debating the mo...

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[Business of Dáil] I ask Deputy Martin if he intends to do that again today.[Healy, Seamus]

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[Business of Dáil] I will begin by replying to the last speaker's comments. Deputy Martin should roll back his memory to 2010, when there was a motion of confidence in the former Taoiseach, former Deputy Brian Cowen. There were similar arrangements to those before us today on that occasion.[Kehoe,...

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[Business of Dáil] We support the Order of Business.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] The Government was elected on a mandate of democratic revolution.[Dooley, Timmy]

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[Business of Dáil] This is a party which had a pledge to end water charges in its manifesto. It is not good enough that this party should stop 158 elected Deputies to this House discussing the issue.[Healy, Seamus]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Adams is quite correct in that he put down a motion of no confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government but we have put forward a motion of confidence. We are giving three hours-----[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] Hear, hear.[Murphy, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] The Minister of State is telling me what I already know.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] It has done it twice and I appeal to Deputy Martin not to do it today but to join with those other 39 whose names are on the motion on the Order Paper and ensure a debate on domestic water charges takes place in this Chamber today or tomorrow.[Healy, Seamus]

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[Business of Dáil] -----and that is similar to what the party would have had for Private Members' business.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] Lastly, I call Deputy Joan Collins.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Note the language. They are "giving" them three hours. That is instructive.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Many issues have arisen in the past week or so, not only gangland crime but also cancer services, which has been debated on the airwaves all day today and in the past few days, the industrial relations situation regarding Luas and the Tesco workers. Issues are arising and this Dá...

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Joe Higgins agreed with the business at first but when Deputy Adams disagreed with it, he had to stand up in order to disagree with it. I do not know who is following who on the left. We are sticking with the order.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] Is the amendment proposed by Deputy Higgins agreed to?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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12/06/2013

[Business of Dáil] I would like, on behalf of us all, to welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery, Mrs. Mary Morley, the widow of the late P.J. Morley, her daughter Cathy, sons Patrick, Enda and Brian. I understand the Taoiseach wishes to change the Order of Business so we would have the Expre...

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08/07/2016

[Business of Dáil] Before we proceed to the legislation, we have had a pretty unprecedented event this morning given the failure to present a quorum at the appropriate time. Some Members need to be aware of the responsibilities they have to be here in the Chamber when legislation is to be debated. ...

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[Business of Dáil] We must be very sensible about this. I wish to compliment the negotiators for both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil and thank them for their efforts to date. However, I sincerely believe that if it would benefit their negotiations for a discussion on Irish Water to take place in this H...

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[Business of Dáil] On behalf of the Independent Members, I extend my sympathies to the McGrotty and Daniels families on the terrible tragedy that unfolded in Buncrana on Sunday evening. It is dreadful to think that such a terrible thing could happen on such a fine spring evening and that there coul...

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[Business of Dáil] The topics on the schedule for the coming week are topics that have been requested by Members opposite. They were requested through the Whips' meetings both last week and the week before last. Deputy Eamon Ryan sought statements on finance and on the future of Ireland's stabilit...

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[Business of Dáil] On the amendment, we are simply talking about the Taoiseach's proposal that nominations for Taoiseach be considered on 6 April. We are simply dealing with that issue.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] What about the request for a debate on Irish Water?[Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín]

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[Business of Dáil] That is grand. There is also a need to have motions taken as well today because there are important motions on the Order Paper, in particular, the motion relating to SI 125 of 2016 and the penalty points system. There is a time limit regarding this motion in terms of how the Dái...

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[Business of Dáil] I join others in extending my sympathies to the families in Derry. Both communities in Derry and Donegal have been traumatised by this unspeakable event. It is always especially tragic when young children are involved and the totality of what has happened to an individual family...

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[Business of Dáil] On behalf of the Green Party, I extend our sympathies to the McGrotty family as we reflect on how life can go from a lovely family occasion and slip into unspeakable and unimaginable tragedy. Our thoughts are with that family. While the circumstances are different, it is similar...

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[Business of Dáil] On behalf of Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit, I add our voice of sympathy to and express our solidarity with the families of the victims of the Buncrana tragedy, the McGrotty and Daniels families, and with their relatives, friends and everyone affected in the communit...

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[Business of Dáil] I move: "That the sitting be suspended from 11.30 a.m. until 11.50 a.m."[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] I thank the Deputy. By way of response to the points raised by Deputies Adams, Pringle and Paul Murphy, there are a couple of matters to take into account. As we meet today, we are bound by the current Standing Orders of the House. Tomorrow, we will convene the first meeting of...

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[Business of Dáil] I wish to make two points. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his remarks. First, I appeal to the Taoiseach. This is within his gift. He has ordered the business of the Dáil. He said we should go away for 15 days but we do not believe we should. I appeal, through the Chair, to ...

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16/06/2016

[Business of Dáil] That concludes Leaders' Questions. Yesterday, I announced the names of the Members appointed to the committee on the future of health care. Since then, I have been informed that two changes have been made to the membership as follows: Deputy Pat Buckley has been appointed instea...

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[Business of Dáil] I appreciate the Deputy's points and it is open to the Taoiseach to consider the first of those but it is not open to me at all to allow the Deputy to move the suspension of Standing Orders, as we are operating under them and they preclude him from doing what he is proposing. The...

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, the Taoiseach made two proposals. One was to extend-----[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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30/06/2016

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed in regard to today's sitting that the following additional business be transacted and that the arrangements as agreed on 28 June be amended accordingly: (1) that the motion re Standing Order 11 shall be taken without debate after Questions on Proposed Legislation, t...

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[Business of Dáil] That is a second matter that I will discuss in a minute.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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30/06/2016

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I will deal with that point in a minute. The proposal involves a change to an order that was made at the last sitting, which suggests that the House can alter the arrangements for today or 6 April.[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes but the Deputy is long enough here to realise that change can only be made on the proposal of the Government. The Government is proposing a change-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] But-----[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] Let us be a little orderly.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The Chief Whip has a business proposal to put to us.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] We put-----[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] We are dealing with the return of the House on 6 April to consider the nomination of a Member as Taoiseach. Are we in favour of that or not?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] If the Ceann Comhairle is putting the Taoiseach's proposal, the House can move amendments to the effect of returning earlier or later than 6 April or ordering the business for the rest of that day. That would be open.[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] Can we call on the Taoiseach to agree that as well as discussing the election of Taoiseach on 6 April, and presuming that none is elected, we might at least discuss water charges and Irish Water?[Murphy, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] Before I commence the next item of business, I wish to correct the record of the House. Last evening, when I was not in the Chair, Deputy Gerry Adams made a statement which was totally inaccurate. He stated:
I just want to say Sinn Féin was denied its speaking slot this evening ...

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[Business of Dáil] I want everybody to understand that this Chair acts totally independently and there is a tradition in this House that speaking slots are allocated proportionately and they will be continued to be so allocated. There is no such thing as an official list; it is purely as a matter o...

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[Business of Dáil] Excuse me, Deputy; please resume your seat. You are not entitled to any response. Please resume your seat, like everyone else.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I corrected the record of the House and that is all I am doing.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I certainly have the right to put on the record what happened.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] No, Deputy. You are not entitled to put anything on the record because you were totally out of order. Please resume your seat.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Ceann Comhairle, with respect, you made an important statement which cannot be glossed over. For example, Deputy Ó Cuív thought he had a speaking slot last night-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] -----but he had no opportunity. I respectfully suggest that we need to meet-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] I have made my statement. Please resume your seat, Deputy Martin.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] -----because the budget debate has just ended and we do not know when it will be resumed. If we had a bit of cop-on and common-sense everybody would get a decent opportunity to speak, Independents included. The Chair cannot arbitrarily-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] With respect, I will resume my seat, but you should allow people to talk-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] You are out of order. I ask the Tánaiste to move the motion.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] There is no point of order on a correction that I am making to the record of the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] If we were to have a discussion we could sort this out. The Government decides there is to be no more debate on the budget.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy misunderstands what I said, which is that I am correcting an incorrect statement made in this House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] That is all I am doing. I now call on the Tánaiste to move the motion.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] There is no point of order on a correction statement.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Are you refusing to allow a Member of the House to raise a point of order?[Donnelly, Stephen S.]

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[Business of Dáil] Are you refusing to allow me to make a point of order?[Donnelly, Stephen S.]

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[Business of Dáil] Resume your seat and I will explain it to you. A motion will be put to the House. Prior to that, I am entitled, as Chair, to correct any inaccurate misinformation that was delivered to the House last night. That is what I did.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] As a Member of the House, am I allowed to make a point of order?[Donnelly, Stephen S.]

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[Business of Dáil] No, you are not, because there is no point of order on a statement to correct the record.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Someone wants to make a point of order and he is entitled to do so.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] I do not need a lecture from you, Deputy Martin. Do you know the meaning of a point of order? Is it a point of order on a correction I made to the record of the House?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I would like to hear what Deputy Donnelly wants to raise first and then the Chair can adjudicate.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] How is Deputy Donnelly involved in this matter? I am correcting the record of the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is relevant to what the Chair referenced. He said that Fianna Fáil had 19 seats, Sinn Féin 13 seats and the Technical Group 16 seats. With the greatest respect, the Ceann Comhairle also said that the time was allocated in proportion to the number of seats. Four speaking slot...

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[Business of Dáil] My question on a point of order is how is the allocation-----[Donnelly, Stephen S.]

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[Business of Dáil] If the Deputy resumes his seat I will explain it. An order of the House, which I am obliged to follow, directed that spokespersons for the following are given time. Therefore, it does not come under the normal slot arrangements. Does the Deputy understand now?[An Ceann Comhairl...

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[Business of Dáil] A Cheann Comhairle, you allowed a point of order from Deputy Donnelly. I wish to make a point of order.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] Excuse me, Deputy. I read out the official record of the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] If you wish me to read it again I will do so. The Deputy said:
I just want to say Sinn Féin was denied its speaking slot this evening by a direct intervention by the Ceann Comhairle. I want to protest about this.
That is totally untrue, and that is what I am correcting.[An Ceann...

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[Business of Dáil] No, because I am correcting the record of the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I think the Ceann Comhairle is behaving in a totally improper way by not allowing me-----[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] Was the Deputy behaving in a totally proper way when he made that statement without any evidence whatsoever?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] If you let me speak for two minutes we can move on.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, No. 1, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 72, that the division claimed on Second Stage of the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 on Thursday, 7 July, and any division that may be demanded on the referral to the committee of the same Bill shall be ...

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[Business of Dáil] I understand that the Government Chief Whip has a proposal for a minor amendment to the business for the week.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The point is made. I call Deputy Halligan.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] We object to the vote being taken today. We are only two or three weeks into a new system of voting, with votes due to take place on a Thursday, and we should stick with the system and not bend the rules so soon, those same rules having just been formed.[O'Reilly, Louise]

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[Business of Dáil] I propose, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the Dáil yesterday, that the Dáil sit later than 10 p.m. tonight and adjourn not later than 11 p.m. and that proceedings on the Estimates of the Department of Justice and Equality, if not previously concluded, ...

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[Business of Dáil] I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his kind deliberations. We need to bring some commonsense to the House today. Today we are to discuss the issue of housing, homelessness and migration within the European context. We have spent the past two years discussing these issues. We need...

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[Business of Dáil] It might be useful if an explanation was given.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] As we meet today, we are bound by the Standing Orders this House has adopted. The House has spoken about reform for 40 years. Tomorrow we are going to meet and, I hope, begin the process of reform. I hope some of the reforms can be enacted, by consensus, on 6 April. However, u...

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[Business of Dáil] You are not entitled to speak for two minutes. That is the reason.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] On the first point, in terms of extending the Dáil time, I have no difficulty with it, but it may point to a need to examine the scheduling of today and whether one should have lengthened the day at the other end. We commenced today at 12 noon. I know that the Dáil reform commit...

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[Business of Dáil] May I appeal to the Taoiseach to at least extend to me the courtesy of responding?[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] The Committee Stage was scheduled before the Second Stage could be passed.[O'Brien, Jonathan]

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[Business of Dáil] The questions will be carried over anyway, but can they be rescheduled for the Thursday?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Does the Taoiseach want to make a brief comment in response to the points that have been raised?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I am entitled to correct the record where my reputation and the independence of this Chair was put at risk.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Could we hear the explanation, Deputy, please?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] That is another day's work, a Cheann Comhairle, because written answers are being provided and we do not get the opportunity to have a face-to-face debate.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] We had agreed on the last occasion that the Dáil would meet today and again on 6 April. In respect of recognising the changed circumstances that apply, I proposed two amendments to what was agreed on the last occasion. The first was to extend the period for discussion, ideas and...

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[Business of Dáil] The Ceann Comhairle has said this in front of me and others. Surely, in the interests of decency and fairness, I am entitled-----[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] In the key of G.[Sherlock, Sean]

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[Business of Dáil] We can look at the schedule. Given the new schedule, to which we are all working and readjusting, I find it difficult myself to ensure that there is enough time to put legislation through the House that has to go through it. However, the business committee has agreed to review w...

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25/05/2017

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, pursuant to Standing Order 27E(8), to take statements re the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement today immediately after the weekly divisions and to conclude within one hour and 40 minutes. The statements, which will be confined to a Minister or Minist...

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[Business of Dáil] There is logic in this.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The proposals are agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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25/05/2017

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The explanation is that we would like, and I think we have agreed this at the business committee, to pass the legislation that is on the books for the next couple of weeks. The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill is one of those Bills. We hope to be able to take Committee Stage of ...

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[Business of Dáil] No, I am outlining exactly what you said in this House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Absolutely. It is common sense.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] With the acceptance and the forbearance of the House, I would like to have the vote on the Second Stage today.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] We should do that by agreement. It is common sense. Otherwise, legislation cannot pass-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Other representatives here have the right to hear-----[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] Correct, and we need it.[Harris, Simon]

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[Business of Dáil] We will now move to the next business, statements on the Government's priorities for the year ahead.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] -----and the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill is particularly important in regard to crime.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I wish to protest in the strongest possible terms-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Thank you, Deputy Martin. Does anyone else wish to speak on this matter?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] You made an incorrect statement and I am correcting it.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] We agree.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] -----the suppression of the Order of Business. Most Members came to the House thinking there would be an Order of Business this week-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] I wish to speak on a later matter in today's business.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] We are dealing with this matter.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] No; the Government forced it through the House last Thursday in a very undemocratic manner. What we are having today is basically a series of set-piece speeches-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] It is agreed.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Is it agreed? Can we agree it?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] -----to spin this and that. It has nothing to do with substantive policy.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Would it be possible to convene a meeting between the leaders-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] No, it is not agreed.[Murphy, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] It is not agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Two weeks ago we agreed to have substantive statements on housing policy-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Martin should sit down, please. The other Deputy is well able to look after himself.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Why is it not agreed?[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] We are against it because it criminalises people. It is not going to deal with the problem.[Murphy, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] -----and the Government agreed to that debate-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Then deal with the Bill.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders that the motion regarding the by-election for Carlow-Kilkenny shall be taken immediately after leaders' contributions on the spring economic statement today and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusio...

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[Business of Dáil] There was supposed to be a discussion on housing two weeks ago.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I am interested in what you stated in the House-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] We would like to raise some legislative items with the Government. I seek an explanation as to why the Government has ordered the business of the House in such a way that we cannot even have an Order of Business this week, or discuss or raise issues to do with legislation. There...

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[Business of Dáil] -----which was incorrect. I am correct in saying that Sinn Féin got three slots.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is a disgrace. It is the usurpation of the Parliament by the Executive for its own purposes and nothing else. It is absolutely cynical and disgraceful.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Let me explain to you the context in which I made the remarks.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy is making a habit of making those kinds of explanations.[O'Donovan, Patrick]

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[Business of Dáil] Would the Deputy prefer we were talking about Ivor Callely?[Byrne, Eric]

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[Business of Dáil] Can we have some order? There was a discussion on this last Thursday when the Order of Business was decided. The Taoiseach might have another proposal on this. I call the Taoiseach.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I could have said all I wanted in one minute. I had to leave here yesterday-----[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] Last week, without even being asked for it, the Government gave Members not only a debate and statements but also questions and answers. It is a measure of how generous we can be but, of course, the Deputy will not mention that.[Taoiseach, The]

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[Business of Dáil] What is the Taoiseach talking about? There are no questions and answers.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding Standing Orders-----[Taoiseach, The]

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[Business of Dáil] I just raised a point of order. The Chief Whip did not know, as late as this morning, how the speeches would be organised. He did not even know how the blocks of speakers would be organised. There was complete disagreement all morning between the Whips.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] I sent word to your office that I would not be available for Leaders' Questions.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] It was completely disorganised. The Government did not know what way it wished to organise this. It is absolutely disgraceful.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] I call on the Taoiseach to announce the statements.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil of 27 February regarding the arrangements for the statements on the Government's priorities for the year ahead, that the statements of each other Member called upon after the opening statements sh...

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[Business of Dáil] I was. I returned from Belfast to speak on the budget.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] Your office informed us that the rota had been rearranged-----[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] Excuse me, but that is another incorrect statement.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It was shown yesterday on the computer by the Clerk.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] Whoever puts it in the computer decides the order.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Will the Deputy resume his seat and listen to what I say? It is a matter of convenience that we allocate slots proportionately, simply to bring a sort of order to the proceedings. Strictly speaking, it is a matter for the Chair to call the next speaker. The slots allocated yest...

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[Business of Dáil] Sinn Féin, with 13 Members, got three slots, as opposed to Independents not aligned to the Technical Group, who got two slots.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Is it the case that the Reform Alliance is an Opposition party?[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Ó Cuív lost his slot as well. The issue would be sorted-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] -----and greater opportunities were given to people.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Fine Gael is getting funding for them, which is a total farce.[Ó Cuív, Éamon]

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[Business of Dáil] The same as Fianna Fáil did with Deputy Mattie McGrath.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] Is it agreed, therefore, that we will meet-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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19/11/2014

[Business of Dáil] The Government Chief Whip has indicated that he wishes to make a proposal regarding today's business.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, I seek clarification because I believe the Dáil should meet for the rest of the week, but it is clear that this will not happen.[Doherty, Pearse]

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19/11/2014

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders and the order of the Dáil of Tuesday, 18 November 2014, that the opening speeches on No. 20b, motion re water sector reforms, of a Minister or a Minister of State and the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and ...

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[Business of Dáil] The Taoiseach has announced that for the second round of speakers the Member called shall not exceed 30 minutes in each case. Is that agreed?[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Before proceeding to questions on promised legislation, I want to call on the Government Chief Whip, being conscious of the request made yesterday to propose arrangements for the taking of statements on hospital waiting lists tomorrow.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I ask for leave to withdraw the arrangements proposed yesterday in regard to statements on the recent US executive order on immigration due to take place this Thursday morning. The statements have been substituted for statements on hospital waiting lists. It is proposed, notwith...

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[Business of Dáil] Do Members have any comments on that?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I call the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Regina Doherty, to propose an amendment to the business ordered for the week.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Please, Deputy. We are perfectly clear, as is the Deputy, on what the position is. We have a proposal before us that the House consider nominations for Taoiseach on 6 April in accordance with the proposal from the acting Taoiseach. That is very clear and there is not a person i...

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy was not here last week and neither was his Whip.[O'Donovan, Patrick]

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[Business of Dáil] I would like to raise my concerns about this arrangement. Obviously, I welcome that this debate is commencing and the length of the time allocated for it is fine but backbenchers like myself will be denied the right to contribute to it because there is no time provided for Fine G...

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order-----[Doherty, Pearse]

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[Business of Dáil] The reason this has been proposed is to get over a difficulty and problem which emerged this morning, and the lack of preparation by the Government side for this debate is evident-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy's parliamentary party had an opportunity to raise that.[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] Excuse me, Deputy. Will the Deputy, please, resume his seat? We will then move on to consider other matters, including the revised order.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I did not interrupt anybody. I know the Deputy might not like what I am saying. The right of a backbencher to speak on a matter of utmost national importance is recognised by the committee organising the business of this House and it must allow me and people like me to speak in ...

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[Business of Dáil] I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I am clear on the issue on which the Ceann Comhairle stated every Member was clear. However, the point on which I am seeking clarity from him or the Taoiseach - if the Ceann Comhairle allows me to make it, he can then answer me or ask the Taoiseach t...

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[Business of Dáil] -----in the way it wants to organise this block by block, in other words to dilute the capacity of each Opposition party-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] What is the Deputy's proposal?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Again, let me be-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] My proposal is that the debate would commence earlier than 9.30 a.m., whether it be 8.30 a.m or 8 a.m., I do not mind, that it would continue until every Member of the House who wishes to speak on this biggest scandal about hospital waiting lists would speak and that we would have...

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[Business of Dáil] In the context of-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] With respect, Deputy, every Deputy has a right to speak on every matter that they might want to but-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I call Deputy Micheál Martin on the same matter.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] That is correct.[O'Dowd, Fergus]

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[Business of Dáil] While the Fianna Fáil Party fully accepts the Ceann Comhairle's ruling in the context of existing Standing Orders, we simply have to put down a marker. This is the second day on which we are witnessing procedural wrangling with political motivation.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] -----practicality requires us to order the business in the course of the working week.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] How dare we?[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes.[O'Dowd, Fergus]

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[Business of Dáil] During the previous sitting we all witnessed the degree of serial misleading that took place in what actually transpired in the House when there was simply one vote on the order, as proposed by the Government. Last time out there was, for example, no motion on water charges propo...

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[Business of Dáil] It is not realistic to expect that all 158 Members will have an opportunity to contribute on this or any other matter but-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy is the biggest show-boater in the Dáil.[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] I am not suggesting that would be the case.[O'Dowd, Fergus]

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[Business of Dáil] -----or in an attempt to promote one party over another. All parties have been tabling motions for a long time and all of them know that, under existing Standing Orders, they are taken in Private Members' time. Let us not try to pretend to the nation that somehow the motions of ...

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Stagg was not even party to it but he is such a merciful person.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] If the Deputy has a practical implementable proposal, I ask him please to put it.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] That was some waffle.[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Martin is trying to think of something else now he is on his feet.[Stagg, Emmet]

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[Business of Dáil] I will repeat what I said. Notwithstanding the wisdom of the Ceann Comhairle's comments, the Labour Party, the Anti-Austerity Alliance, the Independents 4 Change, the Social Democrats and the Green Party are all smaller parties. That is a fact. Why can I as a Member of Fine Gae...

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[Business of Dáil] The position is clear; an amendment has been proposed to the Order of Business. The order on 6 April was agreed to by the House on 10 March.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Has the Deputy a specific proposal?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] He is all mercy and generosity. We all know about it.
All I want to say is there were issues about speaking slots all morning. The Government side did not know how to order the state of affairs. I know the Ceann Comhairle's office had its views on the options for former membe...

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[Business of Dáil] My proposal is that we would ask, if it would be helpful-----[O'Dowd, Fergus]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy wants the House to sit at 8.30 a.m. Is that what he is proposing?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I do not have a problem with that, or at 8 a.m. I have no problem with that. I propose that.[O'Dowd, Fergus]

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[Business of Dáil] In essence what the Government proposed was a fragmented position for the Opposition whereby each speaker from the various parties would have seven minutes. It was very unacceptable from our perspective.
The whole week is a farce. The idea the Dáil should have to spend three d...

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[Business of Dáil] At 8 a.m., yes. Thank you, Deputy. Does any other Member wish to comment?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It would not have happened in Deputy Martin's time.[Butler, Ray]

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[Business of Dáil] I want to put on the record that what the Deputy said about his party applies to this side of the House. The business that had been scheduled to be transacted at that time tomorrow had made additional time available for the three larger parties - there was an extra hour to be div...

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[Business of Dáil] The Government does not have legislation to bring forward so we could have the normal week everybody would want, which would allow for Order of Business and questions to the Taoiseach.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] I thought the Deputy's party was happy with-----[McGrath, Mattie]

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[Business of Dáil] Ciúnas.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Why do we not have questions to the Taoiseach today? The Taoiseach decided not to have them.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] It is happening time and again that the vast majority of Members on this side and on the opposite side of the House do not have an opportunity to contribute. Yesterday's Order of Business was the first time that was acknowledged and an effort was made, but the revised business do...

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[Business of Dáil] This is a jackboot approach to Parliament. The Government wants to dictate the debate the way the Executive wants to dictate it, with no input from the Opposition whatsoever in terms of the form or order of the schedule.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] The Government's approach is very anti-democratic. With regard to all of the proposals made on Dáil reform and so forth, this is the absolute antithesis of such proclamations by the Taoiseach in the past.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] No, I have become used to the way the Government does its business. I would rather go into a review of the programme for Government.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] There was an opportunity. We met yesterday afternoon in the Business Committee, and every Whip from every party had the opportunity to state at that stage that the arrangement was not suitable. I have no problem with the time being extended. I was among those who argued it shou...

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed that the arrangements agreed to by the House for the business to be conducted this week be amended as follows: (1) that, if not previously concluded, the debate on the motion on the citizens' assembly shall be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes, with the speec...

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[Business of Dáil] We can easily add an additional half hour which will allow for a second round from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil if that suits people.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] There is one proposal to be put to the House. Is the proposal to amend the arrangements agreed to by the House on Tuesday agreed to?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Absolutely.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] A request was made on the floor of the House yesterday that the speaking time allowed in the debate on the citizens’ assembly be increased from five minutes. It was agreed that it would be considered by the Business Committee.[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] The next item to be put to the House is the proposal from the Taoiseach that, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, a non-party Deputy may be included in the opening speeches on all statements, and, second, that the statements on housing and homelessness be brought to a con...

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[Business of Dáil] I now call on the Minister of State, Deputy Regina Doherty, who has a proposal to make to the House.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I was the Fine Gael representative at the Business Committee yesterday, and it probably was remiss of me not to be conscious of my own backbenchers, so I apologise. Could we perhaps revert to what we had previously agreed and add the second round in afterwards, if that would be--...

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[Business of Dáil] It was and the Deputy will now have double the time proposed yesterday.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] There was a proposal earlier by my leader that the Order for today be changed. You said that the only person who could make that change was the Taoiseach and that the Dáil could then agree to it.[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] I propose, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the Dáil yesterday, that the Dáil sit later than 10.15 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn on the conclusion of the motion re report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services. The furt...

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[Business of Dáil] Yes.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Is it now ten minutes?[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Is the proposal agreed? Agreed.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] There is a wider point. There is validity to what Deputies O'Dowd and Curran have said. Quite a number of Deputies for quite a long time have articulated that a d'Hondt mechanism is not in place for speaking times. I think I have raised this with the reform committee. My under...

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[Business of Dáil] Forty-five minutes was allowed yesterday and it is now proposed that there be 90 minutes available.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] In fact, what he said-----[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] And counting.[McGrath, Mattie]

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[Business of Dáil] I thank the Ceann Comhairle for clarifying the matter.[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] No, it was proposed not changed.[Flanagan, Charles]

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[Business of Dáil] -----on our side of the House.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Is the proposal agreed to? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] There is a proposal before us and we have suggested an amendment to it. The amendment is that the business set down the last day, 10 March, not be taken today and that a motion on water charges that is currently on the Order Paper be taken in its stead. That is an amendment. I ...

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[Business of Dáil] Mattie's ready.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Equally respectfully I am responding to you by saying that as a Member of longer standing than me you know very well that Standing Order 200(3) precludes me from taking that proposal from you. It is not possible under the Standing Orders. However, tomorrow, when the sub-committe...

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[Business of Dáil] A Cheann Comhairle, I accept your ruling but the reality is that if we come back in April and the Taoiseach has not amended Standing Orders, then we are going to have the same debate.[Cullinane, David]

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[Business of Dáil] It is a very serious point. What tends to happen is that in most of the set piece debates, be it on the European Council or any other matter, there might be five or six speakers, with ten or 15 minutes allocated to each, but the bulk of backbenchers in the larger parties are simp...

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[Business of Dáil] The Taoiseach will not be amending Standing Orders, the House will.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Just gobbling them up.[Creed, Michael]

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[Business of Dáil] We are going to have the same debate again when we come back in April. As Deputy Doherty said, the only two items on the agenda will be the possibility of electing a taoiseach and amendments to Standing Orders. With respect, we have no wish to come back again in a couple of week...

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[Business of Dáil] By any yardstick, what has been happening is not fair. There is not a fair allocation of time, and quite a large number of Deputies are being disenfranchised as a result, as are the people they represent. This is no one's intention. We need to change it, and there is a way of d...

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[Business of Dáil] Can you resume your seat, Deputy Cullinane?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] You are very good. The Dáil reform committee did have regard-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I am putting a question, with respect, to An Taoiseach. Will he consider the issues which have been expressed by many Members? This is not show-boating, as someone said. These are genuine and sincere issues that we want to debate as soon as possible. Unless the Taoiseach gives...

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[Business of Dáil] Yes. That is the point.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Can you resume your seat, Deputy Cullinane? Your leader has adequately addressed those issues. The sub-committee on Dáil reform meets tomorrow. Sinn Féin will be very well represented on the sub-committee. Many of the proposals your party has put forward, Deputy Cullinane, are...

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[Business of Dáil] -----to the points Deputy Martin has raised. It did so by extending the rounds for these statements to provide for an extra opportunity for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. I do not ever remember an occasion here on which all backbenchers in all parties had an opportunity to contribut...

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[Business of Dáil] It would seem that the larger parties in the Dáil are trying to unravel, on a very ad hoc basis, agreed Dáil reform that was argued and debated over a period of months. I do not mind listening to the issue of a second bite of the cherry, but what is happening is that, on an ad ho...

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[Business of Dáil] There are more of us.[O'Connell, Kate]

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[Business of Dáil] For years smaller parties and Independents were squashed, and not one of the Deputies on the backbenches cared when members of smaller parties, who are elected on an equal basis to every single one of them, did not get a fair say in the Dáil.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Since when do two wrongs make a right?[O'Donovan, Patrick]

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[Business of Dáil] The problem is that the two large parties are responsible for the health crisis and now their members will have more chances to speak on what they have caused for the past decade or so. The backbenchers generally have no interest in speaking in the Dáil, and it is quite amazing t...

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy should not make that accusation against Members.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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27/11/2013

[Business of Dáil] I move: "That the sitting be suspended from 11.09 a.m. until 12.00 p.m."[Rabbitte, Pat]

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[Business of Dáil] That is unfair to Deputy O'Dowd. The Deputy has, over decades, developed quite a reputation for speaking on health issues in the House.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Coppinger should withdraw that remark.[O'Donovan, Patrick]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy was not a backbencher at the time. He was a Minister of State.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy should withdraw that remark as well.[O'Donovan, Patrick]

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[Business of Dáil] I move:
That notwithstanding in Standing Orders the proceedings on No. 21 shall be interrupted at 11.30 a.m. to allow statements from the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste and statements in reply from the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, who shall ...

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[Business of Dáil] We dealt with the specific issue at the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform in the way the Ceann Comhairle said. There is no difficulty having a second round. That would be a good thing but there is now a new demand from Fianna Fáil for strict proportionality. In the previous Dáil, wh...

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[Business of Dáil] I oppose the motion in terms of the timing involved. It is a very shambolic way of treating Parliament regarding this important issue. We have no objection to facilitating a statement from the Government on the issue at hand, although we have been seeking over the past number of...

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[Business of Dáil] Is that why the previous Government was able to deal with so much legislation?[Troy, Robert]

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11/12/2015

[Business of Dáil] Notwithstanding Standing Orders or anything in the Order of the Dáil of 10 December 2015, there shall be no suspension of the sitting today.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] There was no consultation when the troika came in. The Deputy denied they were coming.[Coffey, Paudie]

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11/12/2015

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] That is the way it is. The reform proposals we have gone through in some great detail and teased out practically with a group of working people over several months should be allowed to be implemented. If people have suggestions, they should submit them to that committee rather t...

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20/10/2016

[Business of Dáil] I call the Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Regina Doherty, to make proposals regarding the arrangements for statements on Syria this afternoon.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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16/02/2017

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 10b, motion re Tribunal of Inquiry shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 80 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the speech of a Minister or Minis...

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[Business of Dáil] I would like Deputy Coppinger to correct the record because we had a motion last week on roads and she had no interest in speaking on it. She told me that here in the Chamber.[McGrath, Mattie]

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20/10/2016

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding the order of the Dáil of 18 October 2016, that the Dáil shall sit later than 5.48 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of No. 18a, statements on the conflict in Syria, with particular reference to the ongoing crisis in Aleppo, which shall be tak...

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16/02/2017

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Please do not get into a tit-for-tat here.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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20/10/2016

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] We should come in here tomorrow at 7.30 a.m. Many patients have been waiting four years and will get up at 9 o'clock tonight in order to travel and be in hospital tomorrow at 5 a.m. That is what we are talking about and I suggest that we come in at 7.30 a.m. at the latest becaus...

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[Business of Dáil] Sorry, I am entitled to speak without interruption. The Deputies opposite want to suppress speech. That is their attitude.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] No one has been waiting four and a half years.[Harris, Simon]

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30/11/2016

[Business of Dáil] I move:
That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 154, the instruction to the committee in respect of the Courts Bill 2016 shall be taken today, without debate, immediately after Questions on Proposed Legislation, and any division shall be taken immediately.[Doherty, Regina...

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[Business of Dáil] I have no difficulty coming in at an earlier time tomorrow. I could not let the occasion pass without saying that it is a measure of the new politics that the two major parties already want to return to the old narrative and that they want to control that narrative. These are th...

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[Business of Dáil] What about Fianna Fáil Ministers outside Dublin Castle?[O'Donovan, Patrick]

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[Business of Dáil] That is not fair.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy O'Donovan does not run the Dáil.
Will the Chief Whip agree to resume proceedings at 12 noon to give Members reasonable time to prepare for the debate in an informed manner? It is almost 11.20 a.m. and he has proposed that we return to the House in ten minutes to debate s...

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[Business of Dáil] The issue we are talking about is the scandalous situation relating to the health service. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael once again want to control the narrative and they can do absolutely nothing other than make empty statements rather than change the policy.[Connolly, Catherine]

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[Business of Dáil] This is a terrible way to do business. In ten minutes, an announcement will be made with five minutes allocated to Opposition parties to respond without even knowing what is the announcement. It is disgraceful and the Government is treating the House with contempt given it can c...

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Connolly has made her point. Will she please resume her seat?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed that, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil for today, the suspension of the sitting shall take place at the conclusion of No. 13 until 2.30 p.m.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] As chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, I wish to express my disgust with the comment from Deputy Coppinger and the aspersions she has cast on my colleagues.[Heydon, Martin]

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[Business of Dáil] Which one?[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] I call the Minister of State. Only party leaders can contribute.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] All of them.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] I thank Deputy Heydon. The point is made.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is a question of fairness. If any Deputies on the opposite side of the House have a difficulty with the mandate of the 50 elected representatives of Fine Gael, I would say they have a problem with democracy. Even beyond tomorrow's debate, there are members of the Fine Gael Pa...

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[Business of Dáil] My heart is bleeding for them. Who is the Deputy? I have never heard him speak before.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] He is chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party.[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] We have just witnessed the fascism of the Left.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Do we have a proposal that 30 minutes be added to tomorrow’s business? It was proposed by Deputy O’Dowd. Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Can we not make it an hour?[McGrath, Mattie]

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[Business of Dáil] It is agreed that it will be 30 minutes.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I do not want to delay proceedings further, but I ask the Taoiseach to clarify whether there will be time for questions and answers after each Minister's contribution, which is what was suggested earlier.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Can I be helpful to the Opposition? The Taoiseach and the Tánaiste want to make a statement. The Cabinet meeting finished at 11 a.m. They will come straight to the Chamber to inform the people of the decision made by Cabinet. The Order of Business will be taken directly after ...

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[Business of Dáil] This matter was agreed to yesterday over the telephone with Deputies Seán Ó Fearghaíl and Aengus Ó Snodaigh. Then Fianna Fáil wanted to change the arrangement again, which is why I read out a revised Order of Business today in order that Opposition spokespersons could come in dir...

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[Business of Dáil] Obviously, the Government has made a decision. We have no difficulty in facilitating the Government in making a statement to the House but can it not start at 12 p.m.? It is now 11.20 a.m. and we have had absolutely no notice of this.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] In fairness, that is not happening in the case of the Ministers for Health, the Environment, Community and Local Government and Children and Youth Affairs. Our spokespersons will not come in on the issues of health, the environment and children, mainly because of the availability...

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[Business of Dáil] This was agreed to yesterday. Then the Deputy wanted it to be changed and I have changed it for him.[Taoiseach, The]

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[Business of Dáil] I am trying to be reasonable, constructive and to give the outside world some sense that this House and Parliament matter. I am simply asking that we start at 12 p.m. instead of 11.30 a.m., which is reasonable so that people can make an informed contribution to whatever announcem...

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[Business of Dáil] Yes, but the Taoiseach mentioned that there would be questions and answers. I take it that-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] The Chief Whip is happy with that. Are the Members opposite happy with it?[Cowen, Barry]

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[Business of Dáil] There will be plenty of time to ask plenty of questions.[Taoiseach, The]

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[Business of Dáil] I received no notice of any of this. I am now going to go ahead.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Will the Chief Whip outline what the change in the order actually is? Will he inform us of what his intention is? Will the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste come to the House to make their statements followed by at least half an hour for reflection so that the leaders of the parties ha...

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[Business of Dáil] The Taoiseach and the Tánaiste will come to the House for brief statements, which will finish within 20 minutes. Leaders' Question will be taken at 12.15 p.m.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] Of course, we cannot question the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. He is bringing in water charges, about which we cannot ask questions.[Cowen, Barry]

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[Business of Dáil] If a request is put forward by the Opposition, it will be dealt with on the Order of Business.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] The Chief Whip gave the impression that he wanted to-----[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] The Government doesn't want to be reminded of that matter.[Cowen, Barry]

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[Business of Dáil] Before we proceed to Questions on Promised Legislation, Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh has a proposal to put to the House on behalf of the Business Committee.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I move:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 27E(8), No. 10a, motion re referral of the Eighth Report of the Convention on the Constitution to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, be taken immediately without debate.[McHugh, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] Is the proposal agreed to?[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Second Stage of the Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016 shall not be taken today, and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of Topical Issues.[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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07/07/2016

[Business of Dáil] I understand the Minister of State, Deputy Regina Doherty, has a business proposal to put to the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is not agreed. I think the debate should be had before the-----[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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07/07/2016

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed that today's sitting be extended by a further hour, with additional business to be transacted as follows: No. 1, items 16a and 16b, motion re the third report of the Standing Committee of Selection and appointment of Chairs, and motion re the appointment of ordinary...

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy may make a short contribution.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes. I am only speaking about the motion, not the content of the report or anything else. This only appeared yesterday. There should be a debate as to whether, given the passage of time, it is appropriate for this to be debated by a committee and not the Dáil first.
It is thr...

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[Business of Dáil] There is an opportunity for the Government to respond before I put the question.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I do not think this is a rushed matter and I do not think we need to delay it any further. The committee we propose sending this to needs to deal with the totality of issues that have been recommended in the Constitutional Convention's eighth report. That committee deals with fi...

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[Business of Dáil] Is the proposal agreed to?[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] May I raise a point of order regarding Standing Order 46?[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] It is not agreed.[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The Ceann Comhairle will know that Standing Order 46 states: "The Ceann Comhairle shall have discretion to permit any member to make a personal explanation in the Dáil". He will also know that I made this request to him yesterday.
Our press officer was contacted yesterday eveni...

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[Business of Dáil] I am grateful to the Deputy for raising the matter.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I thank the Ceann Comhairle. It is a mark of the character of the messing on this very serious issue that the Government should do such a thing.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] I thank the Deputy; we do not need to go further.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The question was asked yesterday whether, if Deputy Gerry Adams wished to make a statement, I would give Government time for it and I said "Yes". Obviously, the making of a personal statement is a matter between the Ceann Comhairle and the Deputy involved. I am sorry that a mess...

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[Business of Dáil] The Taoiseach needs to take responsibility for his office and those who give misleading briefings.[Adams, Gerry]

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[Business of Dáil] We cannot go into that matter now.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Before calling Deputy Martin Kenny on No. 8c, I think clarification is required regarding a promise for a debate on Tesco. Has there been some agreement today about debating it next week?[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] May I ask a question?[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] A very short question please, not a debate.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I also want to register that the Leas-Cheann Comhairle did not call anyone from our group on the previous business.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Neither did anyone indicate. Let us be clear about it.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Sorry, we indicated-----[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] I looked at the Member who raised the question.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] No.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Hold on.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] We indicated as soon as the debate started -----[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Hold on. No.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] ----- but the Leas-Cheann Comhairle had 15 names already, so-----[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] The one thing of which I cannot be accused is not being impartial in the Chair.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I am not saying that the Leas-Cheann Comhairle is not impartial.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Nobody indicated.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I am just saying-----[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] I ask the Deputy to proceed with the question-----[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] ----- in the interest of balance-----[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] ----- and for it to be a short one.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] On Tuesday's Order of Business, the House agreed to my proposal that the Business Committee would meet on Tuesday to table a debate on Tesco this week. Not only has there been no report back from the Business Committee to the House, there is clearly no debate on Tesco this week.[...

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[Business of Dáil] I thank the Deputy.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I understand what emerged from the Business Committee meeting is that there would be 48 minutes of Topical Issue debate time given over to Tesco next week, which is not really what was indicated. Tesco is the largest private-sector employer in the country.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] I thank the Deputy.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] People are being intimidated.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] We will get an answer from the Whip.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] There is a bit of urgency as well, though.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] I know.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Putting this off until next week when it was agreed to have it this week is not acceptable.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] The Business Committee met and the Whip will give a response, after which we will move on to the next business.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The House agreed the other day that we would convene a Business Committee meeting to discuss it. The Deputy is correct in that regard. We held a meeting on Tuesday and another this morning. It was agreed that we would give over the entire Topical Issue debate next Tuesday to th...

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[Business of Dáil] We now move to-----[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] May I make one point?[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] There will be no debate. We move to No. 8c.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] There is an issue here that people agreeing things -----[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Sorry, Deputy-----[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] May I just say one sentence?[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] I gave the Deputy the opportunity to raise the matter. I call Deputy Martin Kenny.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] People agreeing things in the House and then going behind closed doors and "unagreeing" them is not acceptable.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] The Whip is not willing to allow a debate on Tesco this week when people are being intimidated by the employer.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] First, nothing was agreed in the House other than to hold the meeting. The problem with the Deputy is that she does not like the mandate of those who sit around the table. We agreed this morning what we would do next week. Only one member dissented and it was the AAA-PBP repres...

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[Business of Dáil] That concludes the matter. I call Deputy Martin Kenny.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] However, it was agreed in the House that there would be a debate. It is not for the Whip to "unagree" things behind closed doors.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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25/03/2014

[Business of Dáil] It is with deep regret that we learned of the death of our colleague, Deputy Nicky McFadden. I call on the Government Chief Whip to move a motion of expressions of sympathy by the leaders of the various parties and a representative of the Technical Group, and others who wish to s...

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25/03/2014

[Business of Dáil] I move:
That expressions of sympathy from party leaders and a representative from the Technical Group on the death of Deputy Nicky McFadden shall be taken now, the sitting shall be suspended for 15 minutes upon the conclusion of the expressions of sympathy and Leaders' Questions...

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27/11/2014

[Business of Dáil] The next business is the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014 - Second Stage (resumed). Deputy Ó Caoláin is in possession.[Flanagan, Terence]

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27/11/2014

[Business of Dáil] With respect, the Minister or at least the Minister of State in the Department of Health should be here. With all respect to the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Paudie Coffey, whom I hold in good regard, this is criti...

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sitting today. The suspension of the sitting after the Topical Issue debate under Standing Order 25(1) shall be for 30 minutes only. A further suspension o...

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[Business of Dáil] I welcome the proposal, but I suggest that rather than having Travellers' groups ringing our offices yesterday to ask us whether statements would take place and not knowing whether that would be the case, it would be better to announce these things in advance and make provision fo...

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[Business of Dáil] I understand over 200 people will be here. Some will be in the Gallery and ancillary space has had to be found to accommodate all those who wish to come to the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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27/05/2014

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Oral Questions to the Taoiseach shall not be taken today and that Leaders' Questions shall be followed by the Order of Business.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] People rang our offices to ask-----[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] They rang many people's offices.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I ask that a copy of the revised schedule be circulated.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Is the proposed change to the Order of Business agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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13/06/2013

[Business of Dáil] I ask the Minister of State to move the suspension of the sitting until 3.42 p.m.[Byrne, Catherine]

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13/06/2013

[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, the Dáil will be suspended for several hours. The way business is ordered will be a cost on the Exchequer, which is very regrettable.[Murphy, Catherine]

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13/06/2013

[Business of Dáil] The way business is ordered is very regrettable and again demonstrates that the Executive is controlling the business of the Dáil rather than the Legislature and I object to it.[Murphy, Catherine]

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[Business of Dáil] Before we proceed to Leaders' Questions, I have been informed of an act of vandalism, which I regard it to be, in this Chamber, which was totally out of character. Never before in the history of this Chamber have I seen such behaviour by a Member in walking down and handing a gla...

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17/01/2017

[Business of Dáil] We note, with regret, the passing of T. K. Whitaker last week, a truly outstanding public servant and a man of extraordinary vision and ability who left his mark on Ireland. I thought it might be appropriate to make arrangements for all Members and party leaders to make more appr...

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17/01/2017

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed. The Business Committee will make the necessary arrangements.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It was not a peaceful gesture. It happened in the Houses of Parliament.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The vandalism is being delivered to people's homes.[Higgins, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] It is the same water that is coming out people's taps in Roscommon-----[Stanley, Brian]

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[Business of Dáil] We will proceed to Questions on Promised Legislation. Before we start, can I point out that we have 30 Members offering on promised legislation.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] May I raise a point of order?[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I objected to the Order of Business yesterday on the basis we needed some more time to reflect on the proposal to change Operation Pontus into Operation Sophia. My understanding is that an amendment was brought in at 10 o'clock this morning simply to increase the time. My intent...

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[Business of Dáil] Before calling the Government Whip to address that particular proposal, I remind all present that a revised proposal to increase the allocation of time from 40 minutes to 80 minutes was agreed by the House at 10 o'clock this morning in an attempt to take on board Members' concerns...

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[Business of Dáil] Before moving on to the voting bloc, I am conscious of the fact we are about to shortly embark on our Easter break. It might be appropriate for me, on behalf of all Members, to extend a word of appreciation and thanks to the Secretary General and all his team across the various s...

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[Business of Dáil] I agree.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] -----to decide what happens in its time.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Yesterday Deputies raised an issue with the time. The Taoiseach offered to give extra time and we agreed to that under the Standing Order this morning. Obviously, the Deputy has raised an issue we can reflect on.[McHugh, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] Even postpone it to tomorrow or Friday.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] However, we have a very heavy schedule. We have moved many items of legislation around. We are tight for time up to Friday. However, the House has agreed at least to debate it. That was agreed yesterday and was agreed here today again.[McHugh, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] I greatly appreciate the attitude of the Government Whip. This issue arose in the media over the weekend. It was only passed by the Government on Tuesday. We only saw the actual motion yesterday. Most of us have been doing research on it since. The British House of Lords publ...

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[Business of Dáil] This is a motion, I take it.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Perhaps the solution would be to have the debate today and defer consideration of the motion until tomorrow. Would that be possible?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The issue is that people want to get things rammed in this week. That is the call of the House.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] It will be in the voting block tomorrow anyway. The time for the debate has been allocated today. We moved a lot of other legislation around. It was agreed this morning to take the extra time. The Taoiseach offered the extra time yesterday.[McHugh, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] Members want a chance to read these reports.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] There will be possibilities during the voting block tomorrow if that is agreed.[McHugh, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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14/11/2012

[Business of Dáil] I call on the Minister of State, Deputy Paul Kehoe, to move a motion to amend today's Order of Business.[Durkan, Bernard J.]

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14/11/2012

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the resumed Second Stage debate on the Credit Union Bill 2012 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3.45 p.m. today.[Kehoe, Paul]

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14/11/2012

[Business of Dáil] Is the proposal agreed to? Agreed.[Durkan, Bernard J.]

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30/03/2017

[Business of Dáil] Pursuant to Standing Order 27E(8), it is proposed that No. 11, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Companies Act 2014 (Section 1313) Regulations 2017, be taken now without debate.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] Pursuant to Standing Order 27E(8) and further to the orders of the Dáil on Tuesday, it is proposed that No. b4, motion re amendment of orders of reference of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services, be taken now without debate, followed by No. c4, moti...

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[Business of Dáil] Is the proposal agreed to?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] With respect to the proposition on the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services, there is simply no reason we should be delaying the work of the committee. We could have and should have finished this week. This is just kicking the can down the road becaus...

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[Business of Dáil] It is definitely not agreed because we should be having a debate here today if the Government wants to postpone further the deadline for the water committee. Second, we should not be doing it at all. I guess we have had more than 50 hours of discussion in committee. We have had...

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[Business of Dáil] In fairness, the water committee has been making substantial progress in a number of areas. There are approximately seven or eight headed areas. We have been making substantial progress with options papers that have been given to us by the Chairman, Senator Ó Céidigh, in regard ...

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[Business of Dáil] The Rural Independent Group, represented by Deputy Noel Grealish, has no issue with the proposal.[McGrath, Mattie]

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[Business of Dáil] I call the Government Chief Whip to move a proposal arising out of today's Business Committee meeting.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I wish to raise a question concerning the order. I was at the Business Committee, which agreed to allow this matter to be brought before the House. I am not aware that everybody in the House is aware that this motion is to be brought before us. The schedule for the week is set ...

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[Business of Dáil] I can confirm that a schedule was circulated to everybody this morning in the normal way.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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17/06/2015

[Business of Dáil] Before proceeding to the Order of Business, I notify the House of a change in the running order of the matters selected for the Topical Issue debate. The matters raised by Deputy Pat Deering; Deputies Brendan Smith, Gerry Adams and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn; Deputies Mary Lou McDonal...

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the Dáil of 10 July, that the Dáil shall suspend now for 15 minutes, and the business to be transacted then shall be as follows: No. 12a - nomination of members of the Government, for which the following a...

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[Business of Dáil] We were here late last night.[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] I do not want to rain on anyone's parade, but the time allocated is hopelessly inadequate. We indicated to the Government Chief Whip that the leaders of the Opposition parties need at least half an hour to contribute on this important issue and all Members of the House should be ...

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[Business of Dáil] We were.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Sinn Féin also objects to the time allocation. We are sitting on a Friday, and we have no problem with that. We have a problem with the fact that most of the Members of the House will not have the opportunity to have their say on the proposal the Government will put before us, t...

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[Business of Dáil] When a Deputy raised the question of how to change the order last night so that we could suspend, they were told that we could not do that and that a meeting of the Business Committee was needed. We had a meeting this morning to deal with this issue but no attempt was made to hav...

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[Business of Dáil] The Government dares to come in with this pitiful amount of time to debate what we are told is to be a radical new policy direction and an almost new Government. The Labour Party had a full six weeks to discuss the disastrous perdition into which it has put our country over the p...

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[Business of Dáil] I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for his intervention.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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21/07/2016

[Business of Dáil] That concludes an extended edition of questions on proposed legislation. I understand the Minister of State, Deputy Regina Doherty, has a business proposal to put to the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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09/02/2017

[Business of Dáil] I call on the Government Chief Whip to propose arrangements for the taking of this afternoon's business.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I understand it was circulated at 11.40 a.m. this morning.[Smith, Bríd]

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21/07/2016

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed that the following items be taken today without debate after questions on proposed legislation, which is now: No. 1, motion re Standing Orders 6, 70, 84A, 93, 95, 107 and Schedule 1 to Standing Orders; No. 2, motion re arrangements re the budget 2017; and No. 3, mot...

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[Business of Dáil] So radical is the Labour Party's approach that its members think it will save them from the gates of perdition at the next election. We have not had sight of that, yet we are supposed to speak in an informed manner on it.[Higgins, Joe]

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09/02/2017

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of 7 February 2017, that: the proceedings of Second Stage of the National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017 shall not take place today; the motion re the ninth report of the Committee of Selection and statements on proposed te...

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[Business of Dáil] Quite possibly.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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21/07/2016

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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09/02/2017

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] That is not good enough because I am a member of the Business Committee and I was unaware that this was coming up, so I could not tell the people in my group or, indeed, Deputies beyond it. This is one of the most fundamental and central issues relating to what has been happening...

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[Business of Dáil] I am asking for more time for all Members who wish to contribute, and also that we be given the documents so that we can have 15 minutes to see the policy proposals that are supposed to turn around the ship and its disastrous course of austerity that has been inflicted on people o...

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[Business of Dáil] I know other Deputies want to come in but to set the record straight, if we were here until 3 a.m., it was because Deputies continued to offer to speak and because the Business Committee decided that there should be no guillotine on the Finance Bill. I recall pointing out to Depu...

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[Business of Dáil] I did not have a problem with it-----[Ó Snodaigh, Aengus]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes, on a point of order. I hope it is a point of order.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] -----perhaps I misheard the Chief Whip, but I did not hear any reference to the group known as others, which represents-----[Timmins, Billy]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy did not have a problem. That is very good. In respect of-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The Ceann Comhairle is making my case.[Smith, Bríd]

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[Business of Dáil] Half of the Government Members want to get rid of their leader after the changes today, so they might well do that. This group represents almost 10% of the Members, and the Ceann Comhairle has clearly indicated to the Taoiseach and the Chief Whip that a number of Members of the H...

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[Business of Dáil] The issue that is now before us was brought in an open and transparent manner before the Business Committee this morning. It was discussed. Deputy Bríd Smith was conscious of it because she asked whether we could have a debate about the matter and a decision was arrived at. Dep...

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[Business of Dáil] The Ceann Comhairle will confirm that I left this room and came back in to ask him. I told him that Martina Fitzgerald from RTE had tweeted that this was coming up-----[Smith, Bríd]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or in the order of the Dáil of 22 March 2017 that: (1) the Topical Issue debate shall not be taken today; (2) the divisions postponed from last Thursday, which were scheduled to be taken today, will now be taken on Thursd...

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy certainly did.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I take it that the proposals for today's business are agreed to? Agreed. Is the business proposed for Wednesday agreed to?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] -----and that I was confused. I did not really understand. When Deputy Regina Doherty spoke at the Business Committee this morning and said she was raising this issue, we were in the middle of discussing what is coming up next week. In my naivety and "brand newness", I understo...

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[Business of Dáil] May I raise a point on that?[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] The Business Committee transacts its business in a fair, open and very accessible manner. It is not fair to allege that Deputy Bríd Smith's colleagues - all the other members of the Business Committee - were in some way involved in some sort of subterfuge to delude her as to what...

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[Business of Dáil] Yes, of course.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I did not say that all my colleagues here-----[Smith, Bríd]

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[Business of Dáil] I know the Business Committee discussed this but I wanted to put on the record of the House that there is a major national strike taking place in Bus Éireann. The Government may try to pretend it does not have any role in that, but as a major shareholder, it does. The matter has...

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy has made her point.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It was discussed at the meeting of the Business Committee we just had. Members felt very strongly that it would be inappropriate to take out tomorrow's debate on Northern Ireland, which had been agreed in principle. We have a protocol, which we adopted at the last meeting, in re...

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[Business of Dáil] I reinforce the point. Let us be quite clear about what is going on here. This is an attempt on the part of the Government with the support of Fianna Fáil to pull a really sly one on the issue of the establishment of the joint committee on the future funding of domestic water se...

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[Business of Dáil] Fianna Fáil had a Private Members' debate some weeks back but we would be open to another.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] There is no provision for a debate at this time. If Members want to raise a point of order - I take it that it is a point of order - by all means, they should make a point of order. Otherwise-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Is the business for Wednesday agreed? Agreed. Is the business agreed for Thursday? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] This is a point of order.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] I thank Deputy Ruth Coppinger for pointing out to me an inaccuracy.[Taoiseach, The]

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[Business of Dáil] No, he is going into the detail of the proposal.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is not the first inaccuracy I have pointed out. It probably will not be the last.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] It is an important point.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] I understand that. I am glad to have people who-----[Taoiseach, The]

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[Business of Dáil] There are many important points that may need to be raised. Will Deputy Barry conclude?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Coppinger is probably not too accurate herself.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, a committee was established in this House earlier in the lifetime of this Dáil - the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. The chairperson of this committee was not appointed by the Government after a back room conversation with Fianna Fáil. The chairperson...

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[Business of Dáil] There was no-----[Coveney, Simon]

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[Business of Dáil] The Minister should not interrupt me. The chairperson of that committee was elected. What is being proposed here is that the Government will pick the chairperson of the committee.[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy has made his point so will he resume his seat?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I have not finished my point because there is a context to this.[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] He has. Can we have order?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I have not completed my point.[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] I have allowed the Deputy loads of time.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputy Barry is saying that it is a breach with previous committees.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] He has made that point.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I have further points to make about it.[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] No. A point of order is something that is made briefly and succinctly. Deputy Barry has made his point. He wants to get into the committee-----[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I have not completed my point.[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy wants to get into a political debate. A motion will be brought before us which the Deputy can vote for or against, as he chooses, but we are not going any further down that road.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The motion should not be put today.[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] I do not want to be at odds with Deputy Barry. Will he resume his seat?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I will not resume my seat until such time as-----[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] We cannot have that type of approach to our business. We conduct our business here in a professional and parliamentary fashion. This is not the marketplace. I ask Deputy Barry to resume his seat or I will be forced to suspend the House. I cannot tolerate Members treating their...

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[Business of Dáil] I am not talking to Deputy Coppinger. I ask Deputy Barry to resume his seat. I suspend the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] To respond to the Deputy's point, if he talks to his party leader or party Whip, they might be able to advise if there is an opportunity-----[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] I take that as an invitation from the Whips of the other groups to attend meetings of the Whips from here on.[Timmins, Billy]

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[Business of Dáil] When the others do turn up, I hope the Minister of State will not close the door on us.[Timmins, Billy]

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[Business of Dáil] We are due to have a sos at 1.30 p.m. The next item is Report Stage of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016. We will either have to adjourn at 1.30 p.m. or, with the Minister's permission, we can adjourn now.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] If the House is in agreement we could adjourn now and resume at 2 p.m.[Flanagan, Charles]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] And we do not want an announcement from the Taoiseach.[Timmins, Billy]

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[Business of Dáil] Order, please. We are dealing with a proposal from the Minister of State.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] To address members of the Opposition, we are basing the time schedule on precedent. When reshuffles took place previously, the same amount of time was allocated.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] I assure Deputies opposite that I will prioritise the allocation of time to enable the new Ministers to outline the policy direction to be taken in their respective Departments. It would be more appropriate for each Minister to outline his or her policies and priorities.[Kehoe, P...

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[Business of Dáil] No, I am sorry, Deputy, but I cannot take a point of order.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I will take two points of order from Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett and the Minister of State, Deputy Regina Doherty.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I will make this brief. Earlier it was essentially suggested that if we had spoken less in the debate on the Finance Bill last night, we would not have this problem. I object to that logic because we have a job - a solemn responsibility, I argue - to scrutinise legislation, in p...

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[Business of Dáil] This is my point of order. I have been accused this morning of pulling a fast and a sly one and not adhering to proper procedures. I would like both comments about my reputation withdrawn. Let me be very clear. Every single party and none in this House negotiated and discussed...

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[Business of Dáil] At what time yesterday?[Barry, Mick]

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[Business of Dáil] There was no attempt to do anything other than follow normal procedure, as we always do in this House. The problem is that Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett and his party members do not know what normal procedure is.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] At what time was it sent?[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Please withdraw the two slanderous remarks made about my reputation and how I do my job in this House.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] Pursuant to Standing Order No. 27E(8), it is proposed that No. 10c, motion re establishment of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services, be taken now without debate and that any division demanded thereon be taken immediately. We are proposing an amendm...

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[Business of Dáil] Is the amendment to the proposal agreed to? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Before moving to Questions on Promised Legislation, I understand the Government Whip wishes to propose some revisions to the schedule for today and tomorrow.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding the Orders of the Dáil of 11 July, that the proceedings on No. d10, motion re the establishment of the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care, and No. e10, motion re Standing Order 147, shall be taken without debate after Questions on P...

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[Business of Dáil] At what time is it proposed to resume the discussion on the motion re defence?[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] It will resume immediately after the 30-minute sos, which will take place after the voting bloc.[McHugh, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] We disagree with two of the proposals. What is the procedure for dealing with them?[Barrett, Richard Boyd]

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[Business of Dáil] With which proposals does the Deputy disagree?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] We disagree with the motion on Standing Order 147 and the proposal to put the motion on defence to a vote. I can explain the reasons we oppose the proposals.[Barrett, Richard Boyd]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy may as well make a statement.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] As for the motion on defence, I was speaking in the Chamber and could not attend the meeting of the business management committee. However, I understand a number of Deputies made clear at the meeting that the motion, which would result in the deployment of the triple lock mechani...

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[Business of Dáil] The Government will explain its position in respect of the defence motion, which was debated at length in the Business Committee this morning when the concerns raised by the Deputy were discussed in detail. On the motion re Standing Order 147, which deals with substantially simil...

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[Business of Dáil] Some members dissented.[Smith, Bríd]

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[Business of Dáil] While agreement was not unanimous, the overwhelming majority of members agreed to the proposal.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] That does not mean the proposal should not be debated.[Smith, Bríd]

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[Business of Dáil] On the defence motion, out of respect to the Business Committee, at which there is good co-operation, I stated I would take back the concerns raised by members. I arranged a meeting with the Chief of Staff, Secretary General and Minister of State at the Department of Defence, Dep...

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[Business of Dáil] Two different decisions must be taken because my party wishes to support one proposal and oppose another.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] I am afraid we will take both matters together.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] That is impossible.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] We cannot do that. They are completely separate matters.[Smith, Bríd]

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[Business of Dáil] Is an amendment to the Order of Business proposed?[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I propose amending the Order of Business to determine each issue separately.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed. We will first deal with the proposal that any division demanded on the proceedings on No. b10, motion re defence, be taken immediately.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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26/05/2016

[Business of Dáil] In accordance with the Orders of the House of 14 April and 5 May, respectively, I wish to confirm to the House that:
Following the recent appointment of Ministers of State and with effect from 24 May 2016, the following changes have been made to the membership of the Committee on ...

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29/01/2013

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed that expressions of sympathy on the death of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe be taken now, from the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and leaders of Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin, a representative of the Technical Group, the Minister for Justice and Equality, a spokesperson from Fiann...

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[Business of Dáil] Can I take it that the balance of the Government's proposal in respect of business for the remainder of the week is agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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02/07/2013

[Business of Dáil] We are moving to hear expressions of sympathy on the death of a colleague, Mr. Pádraig Faulkner, who served as Ceann Comhairle and as Minister while giving 30 years service to the House. I am delighted to welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery his daughter, Mary, his sons ...

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24/06/2016

[Business of Dáil] I call on the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Regina Doherty, to make a statement to the House.[Durkan, Bernard J.]

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24/06/2016

[Business of Dáil] I propose, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil on its rising today shall adjourn until Monday, 27 June 2016 at 12 noon and the business to be transacted shall be statements on Brexit and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall, if not pr...

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14/04/2016

[Business of Dáil] Before moving to the next business, at the request of the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform, I wish to update the House on the work of the sub-committee, which has met on four occasions since its establishment.
The sub-committee agreed a formal work programme at its first meeting on ...

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[Business of Dáil] On a brief point of order, I wonder if by agreement of the House could I and my colleagues have a couple of minutes to contribute to the debate as our party will have a first-time candidate in the constituency?[Timmins, Billy]

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02/07/2013

[Business of Dáil] Expressions of sympathy on the death of former Deputy Pádraig Faulkner shall be taken now and the Order of Business proposals shall be taken on the completion of the expressions of sympathy.[Taoiseach, The]

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21/01/2016

[Business of Dáil] The Government Chief Whip has indicated that he wishes to make a proposal regarding today's business.[Kenny, Seán]

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21/01/2016

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders and the order of the Dáil of Thursday, 21 January 2016, that statements on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, be taken now for two hours and 30 minutes.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] The order has been made and allows time for Ministers, as well as the leaders of Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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21/01/2016

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[Kenny, Seán]

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[Business of Dáil] The order has been set.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] That was the order made but there is a provision for sharing time. It is a limited debate, with five minutes allocated to each person.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] My understanding is the debate is due to start at 1.36 p.m. If we begin early, perhaps I could have a couple of minutes at the end. Two minutes will do.[Timmins, Billy]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy must be joking.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] The order is set.[Carey, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] Could I get the agreement of the House on that? Is it agreed? All right.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Hold on.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] The order was made.[Carey, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, as this is such an important issue, if there is speaking time available, it should be used.[Halligan, John]

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[Business of Dáil] I call on the Chief Whip to outline the proposals for the taking of the business of the House.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] That is agreed.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Before I do so, on behalf on the entire Membership of this House and Seanad, I wish to thank publicly the staff, the ushers, the officials and all of the people who work around these Houses to make sure that we can do what it is that we do on a daily basis. I thank them most sinc...

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[Business of Dáil] Are we getting two minutes at the end?[Timmins, Billy]

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[Business of Dáil] That is agreed. We have time for that.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I did not think it was that easy to get a round of applause.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] That is without precedent.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] It is the season of goodwill.[O'Donovan, Patrick]

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[Business of Dáil] As agreed at the Business Committee meeting this morning, I ask the House's leave to withdraw the arrangements I proposed this morning.
Notwithstanding previous orders of the Dáil this week, I propose that the Dáil shall sit later than 7.48 p.m. this evening and shall adjourn no...

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed. Ós rud é go mbím anseo minic go leor mar Leas-Cheann Comhairle, ba cheart dom mo bhuíochas a chur in iúl do na Teachtaí go léir as an gcomhoibriú - an chuid is mó den am. Guím Nollaig shona oraibh go léir agus ar bhur dteaghlaigh.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle...

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[Business of Dáil] As the Ceann Comhairle will be aware, he suspended Deputy Mac Lochlainn yesterday.[Adams, Gerry]

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10/03/2016

[Business of Dáil] I understand the Government Chief Whip, Deputy Kehoe, has a procedural motion that he wishes to put to the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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10/03/2016

[Business of Dáil] I congratulate the Ceann Comhairle.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 5.25 p.m. this evening.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] He was quite rightly allowed to vote earlier. I understand he was subsequently denied entry to the Chamber to vote. He has a constitutional entitlement to vote and a mandate to vote. I ask the Ceann Comhairle to look into this matter.[Adams, Gerry]

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10/03/2016

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The only thing I can say is that for as long as I have been here - and long before me - if a Member is suspended he or she is suspended from the House and he or she is not entitled to be in the Chamber. Whether it is a constitutional right is not a matter that I can judge. It is...

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[Business of Dáil] I understand that. I have only been here a short period and there are many traditions in this Chamber which I think are archaic, anti-democratic and stifle proper and full debate. I know the Ceann Comhairle is only here to interpret and implement the rules but we will take legal...

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21/09/2017

[Business of Dáil] The following members have been appointed to serve on the special committee on the future of mental health care. Representing the Government are Deputies Tom Neville, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Joe Carey and Tony McLoughlin. Representing the Fianna Fáil Party are Deputies James ...

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02/10/2014

[Business of Dáil] On behalf of the Government, I have been asked to inform the House that three Topical Issue matters have been deferred until next week. The first, on education, was tabled by Deputies Creighton and Mathews, who I understand have agreed to resubmit it next Tuesday, when the Minist...

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02/10/2014

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed. Does the Minister have any information on the fourth Topical Issue matter?[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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02/10/2014

[Business of Dáil] I understand the transport issue raised by Deputy Dessie Ellis is to be deferred until next Tuesday. I presume that is in order, because the Deputy is not present. Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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26/05/2015

[Business of Dáil] Since Deputy Pearse Doherty is not present to deal with First Stage of his Private Members' Bill, the Central Bank (Mortgage Interest Rates) Bill 2015, we must postpone it and move on to the Topical Issue debate.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Orders of the Dáil of today, that the Dáil shall sit later than 10 p.m. tonight and the sitting shall suspend on the conclusion of Oral Questions until 6 p.m., whereupon statements of clarification on statements by...

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[Business of Dáil] Is the Government's revised proposal agreed? Agreed.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I call on the Chief Whip, Deputy Paul Kehoe, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, to present a proposal.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Following the Order of Business this morning and notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil today, the sitting shall be suspended for 30 minutes from 7 p.m. until 7.30 p.m.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] Is the proposal that the sitting be suspended from 7 p.m. until 7.30 p.m. agreed to? Agreed.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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07/05/2014

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that tomorrow's business, after oral questions, shall be a motion re the nomination of a member of the Government and the following arrangements shall apply: the speeches of the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the leaders of...

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30/09/2015

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the Dáil of this day, that the arrangements agreed today in relation to the proceedings on No. 13a, motion re relocation opt-ins, shall apply in relation to the following motions, which shall be taken afte...

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30/09/2015

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[Kennedy, Marcella Corcoran]

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09/07/2015

[Business of Dáil] I wish to announce that the sequence of Topical Issues has been changed. The first issue will be in the name of Deputy McEntee, the second in the names of Deputies McLellan and Maureen O'Sullivan, the third in the name of Deputy Ó Cuív and the fourth in the name of Deputy Aylward...

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19/11/2014

[Business of Dáil] I move: "That the sitting be suspended for 45 minutes, after which the Minister and Minister of State will return."[Kehoe, Paul]

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25/10/2016

[Business of Dáil] For the information of Members, I wish to announce that the National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015, which was passed by the House on Wednesday last, is certified to be a Money Bill in accordance with Article 22.2.1° of the Constitution, and has now been sent ...

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11/04/2017

[Business of Dáil] The Chief Whip has an item of business to raise.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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11/04/2017

[Business of Dáil] Following our conversation earlier with regard to the Order of Business, it is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the Dáil today, that: (1) statements on water will not now take place tonight; and (2) the motion re the report of the Joint Committ...

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11/04/2017

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] For the information of the House, I propose, notwithstanding the previous order of the day, that with the approval of the House the sitting be suspended for a further 45 minutes.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that enough?[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] Can the Government not get Deputy Kelly out of the Custom House?[Dooley, Timmy]

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26/06/2014

[Business of Dáil] It would be wiser to suspend the sitting for 20 minutes to be fair to everyone because we have finished rather early and I imagine some of the Deputies may not be aware of this. Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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10/12/2015

[Business of Dáil] A technical amendment is required, as the order of the day calls for a sos now, but that would be ridiculous.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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10/12/2015

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed that, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, we proceed without a sos.[Kehoe, Paul]

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10/12/2015

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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25/03/2014

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the business to be transacted after Oral Questions tomorrow shall be statements on matters relating to An Garda Síochána, and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at...

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05/11/2013

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the Dáil of today, that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn on the adjournment of Private Member's business which shall take place on the conclusion of Nos. 17 and 18 or at 7.30 ...

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[Business of Dáil] The Government Chief Whip, Deputy Regina Doherty, wants to make a short statement on tomorrow's business.[Murphy, Eugene]

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[Business of Dáil] I hope this is the last one I will be making today.
It is proposed, not withstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow in order to take pre-European Council statements, which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion...

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[Murphy, Eugene]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding the order of the Dáil of this day, that the questions and answers following the statements of clarification made by the Taoiseach and Ministers shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 9 p.m.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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05/05/2016

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the resolution of the Dáil of this day, that the Dáil shall sit tomorrow at 12 noon and the business to be transacted shall be the resumption of business under Article 13.1 of the Constitution, namely, nomination of An...

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05/05/2016

[Business of Dáil] Is the proposal agreed? Agreed.[Breathnach, Declan]

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[Business of Dáil] I understand the Government Chief Whip has a proposal to put to the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil of 4 July, that oral questions to the Minister for Education and Skills take place at the conclusion of the proceedings on Second Stage of the Independent Reporting Commission Bill 2017 or at 5 p....

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01/06/2017

[Business of Dáil] I have an announcement for the information of the House. The following Members have been appointed to serve on the Special Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. Representing the Government party and groups are Deputies Bernard J. Durkan, Peter Fitzpatrick, Hilde...

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I wish to announce for the information of the House that Deputy Joan Collins has replaced Deputy Mick Wallace as the Independents 4 Change member of the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall take statements today on the procedure for nomination for appointment to the Judiciary after Private Members' business tonight. The statements shall be brought to a conclusion after 115 minutes and t...

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22/03/2017

[Business of Dáil] I move:
That notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, any division which would normally be taken at the weekly division time tomorrow, Thursday, 23 March 2017, shall be taken immediately following Topical Issues on Tuesday, 28 March 2017.[Humphreys, Heather]

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[Business of Dáil] For the information of the House there are 48 minutes for the Topical Issue debate, a sos for 40 minutes and Private Members' business for two hours, so it will start later than 8.10 p.m.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes, it will be immediately after Private Members' business.[McHugh, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] The Dáil is scheduled to adjourn at 10.15 p.m., but is the sitting to continue until the business is completed?[Moynihan, Michael]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes.[McHugh, Joe]

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[Business of Dáil] Is the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill gone from the agenda?[Kelleher, Billy]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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14/12/2016

[Business of Dáil] I understand that the Government Chief Whip has a proposal for an amendment to the business for the week.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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14/12/2016

[Business of Dáil] I propose, notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil on Tuesday, that in respect of tomorrow's business the motion re report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on the proposals for a Council directive on a common consolidated cor...

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14/12/2016

[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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09/07/2013

[Business of Dáil] I thought there was an agreement that this matter was going to go on until 7.40 p.m. and then conclude. I may be confused about that.[Shatter, Alan]

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09/07/2013

[Business of Dáil] The Order of Business states there would be a round of speakers and then it would adjourn at 7.30 p.m., whichever is first.[Broughan, Thomas P.]

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09/07/2013

[Business of Dáil] That is fine. That would be the usual procedure but I was told that there had been an agreement that the matter would be completed this evening. We will come back to it another day.[Shatter, Alan]

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10/07/2014

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil of this day, that a division demanded on the Second Stage of the Court of Appeal Bill 2014 tomorrow, 11 July 2014, shall be postponed until immediately after the Order of Business on Tuesday, 15 J...

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders that: the proceedings on No. 2, approval of nomination of other members of the Government, shall be brought to a conclusion after three hours and 45 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the speech of the Ta...

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[Business of Dáil] There are three proposals to be put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 2 agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 3, without debate, agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal that the Dáil, on its rising today, shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday,...

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[Business of Dáil] I take it the Ministers want to read into their briefs over the coming week, but there is an urgent necessity for the Parliament to organise itself as well.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] The last thing this Dáil needs, and the last thing the public would tolerate, is either the reality or the perception that the Dáil is not going to function for another week. It is absolutely imperative that the Taoiseach clarify that in the course of the period intervening to th...

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[Business of Dáil] In response to the points raised by Deputies Martin and Ó Caoláin, the intervening period will be used for that purpose. I have already asked that the decision be made in respect of the number of Oireachtas committees that we will have. The Ceann Comhairle has a specific respons...

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17/12/2014

[Business of Dáil] I move:
That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil of yesterday, the Dáil be suspended until 6.30 p.m.[Kehoe, Paul]

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17/12/2014

[Business of Dáil] It is to allow the Report Stage amendments to be circulated.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I call the Government Chief Whip, Deputy Regina Doherty.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I propose that the sitting now be suspended until 7.30 p.m.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] Why?[Healy-Rae, Michael]

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[Business of Dáil] I just do what I am told.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] That is not a reason.[Healy-Rae, Michael]

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[Business of Dáil] The Government Chief Whip is proposing that the House suspends until 7.30 p.m. Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] On a point of order, while I do not wish to discommode the Ceann Comhairle in any way, it was presented as a fait accompli that the resolutions were to be grouped for voting purposes. While one might expect resolutions to be grouped for discussion purposes, it is usual to vote on...

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[Business of Dáil] The subsequent group will also be decided together. My party opposes one resolution but supports another and is being forced to choose which way to vote on a number of resolutions.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] The Fianna Fáil Party Whip agreed to the grouping.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputies should not get excited about this as it was agreed at the Whips' meeting. The House has 45 minutes to discuss the next group of three resolutions on VRT, VAT and excise, respectively.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The Government Chief Whip has a business proposal to put to the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I am getting good at this. It is proposed notwithstanding any order or resolution of the Dáil this week that the resumed proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 shall adjourn tonight at 8 p.m., if not pr...

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[Business of Dáil] Is that proposal agreed? Agreed. In agreeing that, I point out to the Members of the House that it is very much at variance with an understanding arrived at earlier by members of the Business Committee and it is a decision that is very unfair to the staff of the Houses. Let us ...

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11/12/2012

[Business of Dáil] I call on the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach to make an announcement.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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11/12/2012

[Business of Dáil] It is proposed to postpone the commencement of Private Members' business until the main spokespersons have contributed to the debate on the Social Welfare Bill.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] I understand the Government Chief Whip has a further business proposal to make.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Apologies. With the agreement of the House, I propose a further 15 minute recess.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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30/06/2016

[Business of Dáil] Finally, I wish to announce for the information of the House that an incorrect result was announced on the last vote on the motion concerning the National Asset Management Agency during voting time today - that is, on the question: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." The...

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[Business of Dáil] The Government Chief Whip has a further business proposal to put to the House.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders and with the permission of the House, that we continue to sit for the next 30 minutes.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed that, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, or the Order of the Dáil today, the Dáil shall sit later than midnight and shall adjourn no later than 5 a.m.[Kehoe, Paul]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed? Agreed.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] This is a very important issue and many people want to make serious contributions. There is nothing that requires us to pass this Bill tonight. I cannot understand why we cannot adjourn the debate and resume it tomorrow, and continue having this debate until everybody who wants ...

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[Business of Dáil] -----speaking for the sake of speaking. The public are anxious to hear what Deputies have to say, and I think they would prefer that we would continue this debate in a proper manner tomorrow and take whatever time is needed.[Ó Cuív, Éamon]

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[Business of Dáil] I am not going to oppose the Government on this, but we discussed this at our group meeting earlier on, and the case was made that there is no provision for the staff. There had to be an intervention earlier on to have a break. There are many women here who have children and who...

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[Business of Dáil] I would like to place on record the absolute absence of any consultation with the Opposition Whips in regard to the farcical motion just put before the House. In terms of the public perception of this House, the motion put by the Government, without notice, has reduced this situa...

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[Business of Dáil] The public perception will be one of incredulity in terms of what has been proposed.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] It is wrong of the Government to do this. It is bad enough if people want to use jackboot tactics against their own Members, but it is not good enough that they try to use them against every other Member.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] There is no national emergency here. This session could, if the Government wanted, be postponed until tomorrow. If Members want to deliberate further, we have no difficulty with that.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] For the Government to treat the Opposition in the manner it has, and indeed some its own backbenchers, and keep them here until 5 a.m. is a joke. Nor does it do justice to the issue. It does not do justice to the sensitivity of the issue.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] This is an issue Fianna Fáil would not address for 14 years.[Shatter, Alan]

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[Business of Dáil] How many bankers has Deputy Shatter locked up so far? None yet.[Kelleher, Billy]

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[Business of Dáil] The Deputy talked about a farce. Please do not make it a farce.[An Ceann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] At 9.57 p.m. there was a text message from the Chief Whip - no consultation, no meeting, and they talk about Dáil reform. No wonder they want to abolish the Seanad.[Martin, Micheál]

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[Business of Dáil] It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in the order of the Dáil today, that Second Stage of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2016 shall not be taken tomorrow.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that agreed?[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Will questions to the Minister proceed?[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes, at 10 a.m.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] May I comment on that? There is no way that this Bill will be passed tomorrow because the Minister made a huge mistake of putting a whole load of planning measures in with rental measures. We will be here until 3 a.m. on Saturday if we want to give this Bill serious consideratio...

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[Business of Dáil] We can only deal with what we have now. Is that agreed?[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The Minister should take the rental aspect out of the Bill.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Can I suggest that we need to have the maximum possible time? I do not know if the Minister will have time between now and whatever time we start tomorrow to have a debate with his officials but the sooner we begin the debate in the morning, the better. If not 10 a.m., can we ag...

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[Business of Dáil] We would have to agree to drop the Topical Issue debate.[Barrett, Richard Boyd]

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[Business of Dáil] Let that happen. If there is a consensus that because there is a fear that landlords might avail of a vacuum and that we need to have this done before the Dáil rises, then we need to use every available minute we have. Can we agree to put other business aside to do this tomorrow...

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[Business of Dáil] Before I call the Chief Whip, tomorrow morning we will meet at 10 o'clock. From 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. we will have questions to the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] We can drop those.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] From 11.30 a.m. to 12.18 p.m. we will have the Topical Issue debate.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] We can drop that too.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Why are they more important?[O'Sullivan, Jan]

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[Business of Dáil] It is not that they are more important than what we are discussing now. It was agreed at the Business Committee that we would keep parliamentary questions to the Tánaiste and the Topical Issue debate. Members are within their rights to change the Order of Business now. If they ...

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[Business of Dáil] Can we explore that?[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] -----but only with the support of the House, and we did not have that support at the Business Committee.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] Is that a proposal?[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Can I comment briefly on that?[Barrett, Richard Boyd]

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[Business of Dáil] Strictly on that.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] The problem, and I am sympathetic of the proposal, is that it is a little unfair to the people who may not be here who have tabled either a Topical Issue or questions to the Minister because neither of those will be taken before the Christmas break.[Barrett, Richard Boyd]

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[Business of Dáil] This is really urgent.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] On this, because we are out of time.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] As someone who has tabled a Topical Issue matter for tomorrow, I believe we should consider this legislation in a more comprehensive way. We cannot squeeze it in tomorrow morning. We need more time.[Ellis, Dessie]

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[Business of Dáil] My proposal is that when we go back to Report Stage whoever is in the Chair will have this list and will be starting with Deputy Pat Casey. We have completed the list down to Deputy Bríd Smith. We have to decide now.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Will we be taking Committee Stage first?[Barrett, Richard Boyd]

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[Business of Dáil] We will be completing the recommittal. We are still in recommittal. There is a proposal-----[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I have a Topical Issue tomorrow and in the interests of the House, I have no problem having it postponed.[Neville, Tom]

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[Business of Dáil] There are two with Topical Issues.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Has the Chief Whip an amendment?[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I have a Topical Issue and I think we are willing to agree as well.[Barrett, Richard Boyd]

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[Business of Dáil] So there is-----[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Deputies, please.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] That is quite helpful.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] Hold on, Deputies. It has now been suggested that Topical Issues be withdrawn.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] Yes.[Howlin, Brendan]

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[Business of Dáil] It is a matter for the Chief Whip to make a proposal and put it to the House. Is it also being suggested that there should be no questions to the Minister tomorrow?[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I have a question down.[Coppinger, Ruth]

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[Business of Dáil] Hold on, Deputy Coppinger. I call the Chief Whip.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I was only going to say I am at the mercy of the House. If the House wants to postpone the Minister's questions to the first day that we come back and everything else then just gets moved back a day, that is game ball by me.[Doherty, Regina]

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[Business of Dáil] Is the proposal-----[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] No, one second. I am trying to interpret what everyone is saying.[An Leas-Cheann Comhairle]

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[Business of Dáil] I propose that we leave the questions to the Minister for Justice and Equality. They will be done by 11.30 a.m., we will let the Topical Issues fall and they can be taken on 17 January. We will start the legislation at that stage.[Doherty, Regina]

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