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- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Could I clarify matters please? Are you saying, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, that the motion, as amended, is agreed to?
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: No. I am sorry. Gabh mo leithscéal. My understanding is that there will have to be a vote on the amendment before we vote on the motion.
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I did call a vote.
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am sorry. I thought I said it.
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: No.
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have to say now-----
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: No, it is a different proposition though, because-----
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I did say "Níl".
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Could we consult some of the other people who might have heard me?
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It was definitely said, and it is important because-----
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Yes.
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Yes, we did.
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: No.
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This is a vitally important point. We tabled a motion and an amendment was tabled to it.
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: You asked the question. I said "No". I also said "Vótáil". I appreciate that perhaps you did not hear me-----
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: -----but I did everything in accordance with the procedures of the House and I do not believe it is fair or equitable that the motion itself, that we just spent two hours debating, is somehow annulled because of that.
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Could I appeal to the good grace of the Government, which would surely be aware that I would have called "vótáil", and indeed I did call "vótáil", that it accepts that a division was challenged? I do not ask the Government to accept the motion - that is obviously its prerogative - but to accept that a division was challenged. This is just about fair procedure.
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Could I-----
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: You will be aware, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, that it would have been my intention to call "vótáil". I did call "vótáil". I did say "Níl". According to you, a motion we put quite a bit of work into is now to be set aside for the Government amendment.
- Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Government has had 20 minutes in which to speak and neither the Minister nor the Minister of State actually addressed the purpose of the motion, which is to underline the fact that we faced this crisis, and that this jurisdiction was one of the slowest developed countries in Europe or elsewhere to reopen closed schools, because our school system is underfunded, understaffed and...