Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I mentioned earlier that we had sought to move an amendment to the Private Members' motion put forward by the Rural Independent Group in respect of reform of the HSE. Our amendment was ruled out of order and I want to register our great disappointment that this has proven to be the case. I understand the Ceann Comhairle was bound by some rule or other in making this judgment. For the purposes of clarity, can he place on the record of the Dáil the basis for ruling our amendment out of order?

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