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Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is Deputy Higgins there? It is a bit like "Lanigan's Ball" here.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I congratulate the Deputy on her maiden address. I call Deputy Clarke.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Go raibh maith agat, a Aire. Táimid ag dul ar aghaidh go dtí an Teachta Tully anois.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputies Thomas Byrne and Pádraig O'Sullivan have asked several intelligent and pertinent questions. However, there are two more speakers for Fianna Fáil and 3.4 minutes remaining. The time allocated is for the Minister to take questions and answer them. How do the Fianna Fáil Deputies propose we proceed? Are we to take the questions as rhetorical? The Deputies have...

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is that agreed? Agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That effectively means the Members have voted down the proposals for the business to be transacted on Thursday. In order to deal with that, since I assume people want to be here on Thursday, I propose that the Business committee should meet at 4.15 p.m. to look at a schedule for Thursday. Does that meet with the Members' agreement?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister. His advice is appreciated. We will convene at 4.15 p.m.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister has ten minutes.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Can the Members leaving the House do so quietly please?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There is a difficulty with that because, as the Deputy well knows, it is the business of Government to order business in Government time. The House might amend the Government arrangements, but the Government is the determiner of what is transacted in Government time so we cannot tell the Government to take this matter away. Members could move that there be a debate on the motion and that it...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We still have to decide now on Thursday's business. The Business Committee has discussed this on several occasions.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It has agreed so, with Deputy Ó Snodaigh's dissent, it is fair to say, from the very outset, but no dissent from anybody else. The Government is proposing to proceed and there is no amendment proposed. Are the arrangements for Thursday's business agreed to?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: A division has been called and the Covid provisions that have been agreed by all Members are in play. Forty-five Members will vote in accordance with the informal agreement which exists in the House. Every party and group have indicated who their voting Members will be.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Our legal advice is that the motion before the House can unlay the laid report. I know that an egg cannot be put back after it has been laid.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is Deputy Peter Burke, as the Government Whip, in a position to advise us?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: As I understand it both Houses would need to move a motion but each House is individually responsible for its own business.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I do not think it is helpful for us-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: In response to the point that has been raised legitimately as to whether there is precedent for this, we have not been able to establish that there is such a precedent. Is there any reason we cannot do it? We have legal advice to suggest that the device being proposed is legitimate. I put the question at yesterday's meeting of the Business Committee, "Are we safe to proceed as outlined?"...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There are two matters to be decided by the House. Is the proposal for dealing with today's business agreed? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with Thursday's business agreed?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call Deputy Costello to announce the Order of Business for the week.