Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 1:

To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following:

"Dáil Éireann:

— notes:

— the continuing commitment of the Government to engage constructively with all the parties in the Dáil on ways in which the conduct of business can be further improved;

— that valuable Dáil time is wasted on procedural wrangling and recognises the need for a constructive dialogue on all aspect of Dáil reform;

— the initiatives which have been taken to improve the functioning of the House, including the allocation of a special Leaders' Questions time on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; and

— agrees that Dáil reform is a continuous process, best advanced by cross-party agreement through the sub-committee on Dáil reform, which was established for that purpose."

I wish to share my time with Deputy Kelleher.

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