Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----and I will not be lectured by Deputy Murphy. I am governed by the rules that are before me. I assist the Chair. I am neither the Ceann Comhairle nor the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I have no rights to interfere with what is being said. I accept that at times Deputy McGrath might be straying a little. I have already called on him to try to stick to the amendment, and I ask him again to do so. However, with all due respect to the point of view of Deputies Murphy and Broughan, I am going by the rules, to the effect that for any amendments being dealt with on recommittal, standard Committee Stage rules apply, that is, there are no time limits to contributions and no limit on the number of contributions per Member. If Members have issues with the way we do business, they should go back to the Business Committee and reconstruct the rules in a different way. However, as we proceed this evening, unless someone is totally out of order, I cannot interfere with the existing process. I am sorry I cannot because I can see the point Deputy Murphy makes.

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