John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)

All I can tell the Deputy is that if Members want to change Standing Orders of the House there are methodologies for doing so and there are proposals which can be put in order to do it. My function here is to impose Standing Orders as have been agreed.

I understand that prior to the taking of the Order of Business the Taoiseach wishes to make an announcement for the information of the House.

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