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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: We can have a conversation about this another time. We have witnesses waiting. I am going through correspondence at the moment. I call on Deputy McGrath.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: Deputy Durkan indicated before Deputy McGrath. I have not got time to see who has indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Senator. I have a lot of people indicating. I am going to let Deputy McGrath in as he was just about to speak. Unless there is something different that people want to say, we have witnesses waiting outside, and I would ask members to be conscious of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: I am resisting the urge to come back in every time. I call on Deputy Smith.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Deputy. Does anybody have anything different to say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank Senator Ruane. I call on Deputy Kelleher.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: That point has been made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: I want to move on, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: If it is a point of order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: Sorry, let the Senator have the floor please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: Sorry-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: I think we have-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: Sorry, that is your interpretation, Senator. I am not treating anything at this committee as trivial.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: I am not jollying on anything. Sorry, I am not having this conversation. If you would like to have this conversation, we will have it privately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: Does the committee-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: That is not a matter for the committee-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: I have ruled-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: -----that this is the situation. I want to be very clear about this. We invited witnesses who we wanted to attend but who chose not to do so. I am not going to read letters from people who choose, regardless-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: They could have told us the reason when they came. The letter has been published. It would be a poor precedent for a Chair of a committee of this House to read out letters from people who decide for whatever reason not to attend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Catherine Noone: As far as I am concerned, that is the end of the matter.