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- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: The only flexibility the Chair has is with the actual groupings. The Standing Orders of the House require the Bill to be dealt with seriatim. If the two groups of amendments are germane to each other, it is possible to group them together, as long as the House agrees.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: Procedurally, the orders of the House state that we deal with the Bill seriatim. My problem is that a Deputy might feel that we have taken something out of sequence to which he or she wished to contribute but was deprived by order of the House. The normal procedure is that the Whips would bring an amending order forward. Members will have to indicate to their Whips that this is being...
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: Amendment No. 10 is in the formal grouping with amendments Nos. 79 and 80. I understand that the Minister intends to propose a procedural change.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: This is an important group of amendments and as the list of speakers is lengthy, we must progress more quickly, if possible.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: I am loath to interrupt Deputy Crawford but, by order of the House, the Dáil must suspend now for one hour.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: I ask Members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: I ask Members not to encourage Deputy Ring.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister of State has concluded his contribution.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: Procedurally speaking, the Minister of State is not allowed to reply but we will be flexible.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: I was about to make that point but we will reach it if we move expeditiously.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: We cannot spend any more time dealing with an amendment that we have not reached.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: We cannot dwell on it.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: May I remind Deputies to address their remarks through the Chair and to focus on amendment No. 13.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: I am sure this is relevant to amendment No. 13.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: Is the amendment being pressed?
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: Amendment Nos. 18, 40 and 59 are related to amendment No. 14, amendment No. 60 is an alternative to amendment No. 59. Therefore, amendments Nos. 14, 18 40, 59 and 60 will be discussed together.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: Is the amendment agreed?
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: I am loath to interrupt the Minister of State. He will be aware this is a two-minute contribution but we may well be able to conclude it by agreement and allow the Minister of State to regard this as his final contribution.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Brendan Howlin: We move to amendment No. 16 in the name of Deputy Morgan.