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Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Could we come back to basics? The situation is that we have agreed-----

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: -----to meet on 22 March. The Taoiseach is suggesting that we could make that a full day meeting. What will be on the agenda remains to be finalised.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We can finalise that now. We can also decide whether or not we sit on 23 and 24 March. However, the question before us concerns the sitting on 22 March. I take it that the Taoiseach's suggestion that we might sit from 10.30 a.m. is agreed. Is it agreed? Agreed. I take it that the consideration of housing and water are issues for discussion on that day.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Has that been agreed?

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am anxious to facilitate all individuals and all party groupings but please do not try to create a situation that is entirely confused. Let us be quite certain as to what we are doing.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Can we please have a little order and a little normality in our approach to these things? We have an agreement to extend the sitting time for next Tuesday.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: An Order Paper will have to be produced in respect of Tuesday, 22 March-----

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: All of those motions will appear on that Order Paper. I take it there will be an Order of Business in the normal way on that Tuesday.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am getting to a point of-----

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is an important point of principle and I am afraid the House will have to forgive me as a novice in the Chair as I get to a point where I am beginning to understand the circumstances in which we find ourselves. The circumstances are these, as I understand it. The motions that have been put forward are motions that would normally be taken in Private Members' time.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is not what is envisaged for the sitting next Tuesday.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Dáil reform process may give rise to a vastly different methodology for dealing with Private Members' business-----

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: -----but the Dáil reform package is not yet in place. In fact, the consultation on it has not taken place. What is being asked of us is to depart completely from the process that is agreed towards a process on which we have not even yet had consultation never mind agreement.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: For absolute clarity, I must operate under the Standing Orders as they currently exist.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I look forward with enthusiasm to them being changed but I cannot accept the proposal being made at this stage.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is out of order and we cannot proceed on that basis.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Hold on. I will hear one more comment from Deputy Doherty on it and then we will proceed with matters.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The House has agreed. Will Deputy Pearse Doherty sit down for a second?

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: You are not, but will you sit down for a minute? The House has agreed to take three motions. That was at the discretion of the House. There is no provision within Standing Orders, which remain to be amended, to do the business that you are proposing to do and it is not open to the House here today to amend Standing Orders because, first, there is no proposal to do it and, second, the...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Would the two Deputies please address the Chair and let us keep a little bit of order?