Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

I am asking you to deal with a point of order, which is my entitlement under Standing Orders. I will be brief. In the course of those exchanges, you indicated to me further, while neglecting to quote the precedent, that it is possible for this Dáil to vary or change the order. Since you made that statement, the Dáil has voted and decided to set aside Standing Orders 21 and 26 in regard to next week's business. I am asking you, Ceann Comhairle how, or by what means, can we, as Members of this House or as political groupings in this House, vary the order, in view of the fact that we have voted, under your stewardship, that the taking of any division should be postponed until next week? We have also discarded in its entirety the Order of Business for next week..

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