Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

-----that if there was any emergency the Dáil could change the order of the day. Yesterday, we had a protracted debate on this and as yet, we still do not know what facility exists for a change in the order of the House to take the question of a motion of confidence. I raised this last week at the Whips' meeting when a proposal was made to have the sham sitting of the House. I proposed, at that stage, that emergency legislation or emergency debates might be required and yesterday's report indicates there is an emergency debate required. Everybody else, bar this House, is having the debate on the report which seems to indicate there is no confidence in the Government. That debate should be taking place in this House.

I ask the Ceann Comhairle, under Standing Order 27, to which I referred yesterday, to facilitate us in changing the order of the House so that we can have a debate on this matter and quite a number of other matters which have arisen since the House decided last Thursday, against our better wishes on this side of the House, to have the sitting yesterday and today. I against the Ceann Comhairle how we can order the business to take account of this. The Ceann Comhairle said there would be an opportunity to do so and I ask him to present that opportunity.

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