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Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 19, 20, 22 and 56 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Seanad amendments Nos. 3, 4, 15 to 18 inclusive, 21, and 49 to 55, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will let the Minister tell us about it first and then I will go to Deputy Quinlivan.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No, we are sticking with amendment No. 5 now. We have to stick with that.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Good.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We are dealing specifically with amendment No. 5.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Go on.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: This has been through Second Stage and has been through the Seanad. It has been teased out and we are dealing here with amendments from the Senate, so really-----

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I do not want to be awkward but we should be dealing with the amendment before us and not with anything else.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is not about the functions that are not there.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Go on, Deputy. Say whatever you want to say.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: He understands what you are saying, Minister.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Okay. Go on. Take two hours if you want.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank Deputy Quinlivan. My apologies, I was not trying to frustrate you on that. The amendment seems to allow the democratically elected mayor, to whom responsibilities are devolved, to devolve them back again to the chief executive, from whom they were taken in the first place. That is very interesting.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Yes. It does not matter whether I understand it or not.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Amendment No. 6 and amendments Nos. 9 to 14, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Amendments Nos. 23 to 48, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Agreement to the Seanad amendments is reported to the House. A message will be sent to Seanad Éireann acquainting it accordingly. I will allow Members to make a final comment if they wish.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Does Deputy Quinlivan want to throw down the gauntlet himself?