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Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: For the information of the House, no decision whatsoever has been made in respect of when the Dáil will rise. That is a matter for the House to decide and it is my understanding that while there is important work to be undertaken, such work would not require the House to rise on 7 July. What briefings are given or are not given to any political party are not a matter for discussion...

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No, the Deputy should resume her seat and I will explain.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy's point is clearly made. It is not a matter for the business committee; it is matter for the House. The business committee may well and probably will make a recommendation. I call the Tánaiste on the relevant issues.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I reiterate there is no compelling reason for the House to rise in early July.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am afraid there is no time to respond. The Tánaiste might correspond with the Deputy on the matter. My apologies to those Deputies who have offered, but the time has elapsed.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I took people strictly in the order in which they offered. That is what I have done from the start and that is what I will continue to do. The Deputy should be very clear about that.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: If the Deputy is not clear about it, she might like to come to my office afterwards and we can have a discussion about the matter.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Many people have indicated. The time has elapsed. I ask the Deputy to resume his seat.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy should resume his seat.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The opportunity did not arise.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I do not want anyone to stand up and shout. Could we have some quiet, please? We are acting in accordance with Standing Orders-----

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: If I might finish, Standing Orders do not provide for a limitation on the length of time of a Member's question or a Minister's response. When the new Standing Orders are adopted, there will be a clock in operation which will limit the time for both the questioner and the responder, and that will create a situation in which, hopefully, all Deputies offering-----

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I ask the Deputy to resume her seat.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We are not here for a discussion on those matters.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Will the Deputy resume her seat? We are going to proceed to-----

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is not in order.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy should resume her seat.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am not here to be interrogated. The Deputy should resume her seat. If she wants to discuss the matter-----

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: And I will do so without fear or favour and I will not be pressurised.

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will not be pressurised by anybody into departing from the provisions of Standing Orders. The Deputy should resume her seat.