Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

Procedurally, the orders of the House state that we deal with the Bill seriatim. My problem is that a Deputy might feel that we have taken something out of sequence to which he or she wished to contribute but was deprived by order of the House. The normal procedure is that the Whips would bring an amending order forward. Members will have to indicate to their Whips that this is being proposed. I am willing to take a proposal from the Minister to do the groupings.

We must dispose of amendment No. 9 now, then move on to amendment No. 10 and its grouping, as well as amendment No. 29 and its grouping. I now call on the Minister to give his formal response to amendment No. 9.

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