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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: It can, and there was no agreement. I could not get agreement and because of that we could not sit yesterday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: I have outlined exactly the situation. As outlined by Senator Chambers, I wanted to correct what was said. Senator Chambers said that agreement could not be reached and that is correct. Agreement could not be reached yesterday-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: -----for a safe sitting of the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: Sorry, Senators.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: Does the Senator have a point in relation to the-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: Can I make this point-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: On the point raised by Senator McDowell, that issue will obviously be coming before the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, as the Senator is aware. It is about the ordinary running of this House. That is the function of the Chair.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: This issue-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: This issue has undermined the ordinary running of the House-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: Has Senator McDowell a point on the Order of Business?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: Has the Senator a point to make on the Order of Business?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: As Senator McDowell is well aware, I attempted to get agreement from everybody that there would be no votes yesterday. I outlined specifically to Senator McDowell and to others-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: -----the reason we could not have votes is that there was no agreement in this House on taking votes in the Seanad Chamber.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: I am-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: We are quite free to call votes on amendments because we are in this Chamber.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: That is not relevant to the arrangements on the Order of Business.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: It is not. It is a matter for the Committee on Procedure and Privileges. We had a discussion on the arrangements on Wednesday and Thursday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: I could not get agreement from the Senator or from others to sit yesterday and today-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: Senator Norris is entitled to propose an amendment to the Order of Business in respect of the proposals outlined. I call Senator McDowell.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Mark Daly: If we had got agreement on the proposals that were being put forward we could be sitting for two days but we could not get agreement.