Dáil debates
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Education (Welfare) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: First Stage
11:15 am
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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I move:
That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 to impose mandatory requirements on the board of management of recognised schools to adopt counter bullying and preventative measures which are to be implemented by the board of management and to direct the Minister for Education to introduce regulations based on existing guidelines and to ensure these regulations are reviewed.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Is the Bill opposed?
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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No.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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If the Ceann Comhairle does not want to listen to me, I will say it anyway. Will the Ceann Comhairle desist from talking about me to the national media?
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Would the Deputy mind addressing the Chair? I ask him to resume his seat.
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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Will he desist from insulting me in the national media?
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Will the Deputy resume his seat?
If Deputy Flanagan sits down I will call him.
11:25 am
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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Let me make my point.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Please sit down and I will call you. Let me make it quite clear that when the time for the Order of Business expires, it is my job to proceed with the business. I was doing so, and in the middle of it no one is entitled to start shouting a point of order which has nothing to do with the business I am reaching. If the Deputy has a point of order, now that I am finished, I will listen to it. What is Deputy Flanagan's point of order?
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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My point of order is this morning I got up waiting to talk to various------
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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What is the Deputy's point of order?
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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May I speak without interruption?
Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Was Deputy Flanagan still in his pyjamas?
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Please allow the Deputy to make his point of order. Please proceed, Deputy.
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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I will proceed if it is without interruption, but it has not been so far.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Please proceed, Deputy.
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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If it is without interruption. The point I wish to make is, this morning when I got up I received a phone-----
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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This is a farce. Am I not allowed to speak? I was elected to this House and I am not being allowed to speak. Every time I attempt to speak-----
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Will the Deputy please proceed?
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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-----they insult me and cut across me.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Please proceed.
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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The point I wish to make is to ask the Ceann Comhairle to desist from making comments to the national media about the way I and other Members of the House dress.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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That is not a point of order.
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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This morning I received a call from my wife to tell me my children-----
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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Am I not allowed to make a point in the House?
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Excuse me, Deputy, please sit down.
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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My children are being teased because of the comments the Ceann Comhairle is making about me.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Please be seated. I did not make any-----
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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I want an apology. The Ceann Comhairle's comments are making-----
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Please sit down.
Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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-----my life and my family's life difficult.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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I am going to suspend the sitting.
11:30 am
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Before recommending business, I want to repeat what I stated prior to suspending the sitting. I did not in any article mention any Deputy in relation to his or her dress code.