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Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The decision on these matters will be made on the floor of the House.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is not true. The Deputy should not make reflections on the staff of the Houses.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Will the Deputy, please, resume her seat? It is not a matter for the Minister to decide. He has no role, good, bad or indifferent, in deciding what amendment is or is not in order. Recommendations are made and considered. In this instance, in accordance with Standing Orders which are well established in the House, the amendments have been ruled out of order. It is not open to us to...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We will get on with the debate.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: If your purpose is to deliberately frustrate the work-----

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: If your purpose is to deliberately frustrate the work of the House then I-----

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Well you cannot debate it now because it is not in order.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Yes.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Exactly.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am not going to come in here, day in day out, and give to Deputy Smith or any other Deputy an explanation as to why I make a decision in respect of a particular question.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There are no such provisions. It has never been the case-----

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Resume your seat for a second.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No Ceann Comhairle that I know of in the past has had to come in here and explain why he or she, as the case may be, made a particular ruling. I made the ruling based on the information provided to me and based on my understanding of the amendment as proposed. The bottom line is it is out of order. If the Deputies want to raise these matters in some other way then I suggest they find some...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: -----arrive at any different conclusion than the one we were at at the time we started.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: So can we please-----

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Can we get on with an amendment No. 8 please?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Can we get on with an amendment No. 8 please? Does anyone want to speak to amendment No. 8?

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Does the Deputy have a question?

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Taoiseach's time is up.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Thank you, Deputy Martin.