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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I know the Deputy is trying to stay within the section, but I must keep the debate somewhat restricted and not allow it to develop into Second Stage rhetoric.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We need to come back to the universal social charge.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I call Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. I call Deputy Ó Ríordáin.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy, I am trying to be as flexible as I can-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask the Deputy to hear me out for a second. It is made clear in Standing Orders that Deputies cannot be allowed to repeat the same arguments over and over. If the Deputy keeps making the same point when I bring him back in after the Minister has responded to him, I will have to move the meeting on.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: When the Deputy reads the record, he will see that he was repeating himself.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I will bring Deputy Pearse Doherty in first and he will be followed by the Minister.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy Mathews, I want to keep moving. The Deputy is speaking on amendment No. 5 in the name of Deputy Pearse Doherty.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Excuse me, Deputy Mathews; I am referring to you. I do not intend to go through three days of this with you or with any other committee member.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: You will only be given seconds if you refer to the business in hand. I refer to amendment No. 5 in the name of Deputy Pearse Doherty, which is about the proposal for equality-proofing.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Please stay on that subject.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 6 is out of order as it is declaratory in nature and amendment No. 7 is out of order as it involves a potential charge on the people.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy will have received correspondence in regard to the difficulties with his amendments yesterday.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: My understanding is that under Standing Orders any amendment to a Bill which could have the effect of imposing or increasing a charge on the Revenue may not be moved by any member save a member of the Government or a Minister of State.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: My understanding is that it cannot be done. I can try to clarify that for the Deputy over the lunch break and see what was actually discussed in the Dáil yesterday but as of now, those amendments are out of order.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Whatever was passed by the Dáil is the interpretation I would take. Under Standing Orders, I do not even have to entertain a discussion on the matters, so I am moving on.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: There will be no "respect". I do not even have to discuss this.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I am being generous here. I do not have to entertain any discussions on a ruling on an amendment.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: When this session comes to an end, I will try to get some clarification for the Deputy, if I can. I am moving on.