Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

On a point of order, I was in the House yesterday afternoon when the amendment was put and accepted. I was here during that period and I state categorically that is what I believe happened.

The Ceann Comhairle might clarify for me whether the Order of Business, as adopted today, is sufficient to over-rule a decision of the House taken yesterday. If that is the case in regard to this amendment, will it be the case that on every occasion we adopt Standing Orders in the House the Government can rescind a decision of the Dáil the following day by dint of how it is worded? I support the comments of previous speakers because I, too, had no notice of the Order of Business as the Ceann Comhairle now describes it. That is unfair. If an error was made, people should say an error was made and find a fair and reasonable way of dealing with it.

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