Pat Gallagher (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The decision is that Fifth Stage will be taken on 15 January. Some Members have asked if they can comment but there is no motion before the House so, regrettably, Standing Orders do not allow me to call anyone to comment.

I want to make a clarification also. There was a suggestion that perhaps we could do some other business and amend the Order of Business, but we cannot circumvent the Business Committee. The Business Committee recommends business and we would be setting a very dangerous precedent if we did that.

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