Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The decision has been made and clarified. The amendment proposed to amend the Equal Status Act rather than any provision of the Bill. It must be ruled out of order as it is outside the scope and not relevant to the provisions of the Bill. I will not delay the meeting, but I am happy to discuss the matter with the Deputy after the meeting.

There is an opportunity to rethink and resubmit on Report Stage as well. I shall not delay the meeting further by dealing either with this amendment that has been ruled out of order or, indeed, any of the other amendments. A number of the amendments have been ruled out of order by the Bills Office and I suggest that we proceed.