Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Agreed.

The next petition for consideration is No. P00006/17 in the name of Ms Grace Holmes entitled "Stop the Taoiseach attending St. Patrick's Day event with Donald Trump". The petitioner objects to the Taoiseach attending a St. Patrick's Day event with the President of the USA. The petitioner feels that Ireland should take a stand against some of the President's policies, for example banning refugees and people from specific countries from entering into the USA. This request is neither a matter of public concern in relation to legislative powers per senor a matter of public policy. Therefore, is not admissible under Standing Order 111B(1) or Standing Order 111C(1)(a). It also requests Dáil Éireann to manage the diary of the Taoiseach of the day when he or she receives an invitation to attend an event somewhere, which is something it does not have the power to do under Standing Order 111C(1)(b). It is proposed to deem the petition inadmissible under Standing Orders 111B(1) and 111C(1). Is that agreed? Agreed.

As there is no further business, the committee stands adjourned until Wednesday, 8 March 2017, when we will meet officials from the Citizens Information Board. I thank the members of the committee for their attendance today.