Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Although the Chairman stated Standing Order 156(3) does not allow for the imposition of any undue expense on the Exchequer, surely we should be allowed to debate these amendments in the Chamber. Rather than ruling them out of order, would it not be in the interest of transparency for us to discuss whether there may be a future cost to the Exchequer, or whether the amendments would save the Exchequer money? I would have believed this Chamber was a good place to make this argument rather than rule the amendments out of order at this stage.