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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: It must have been Ireland's defeat yesterday. There is something amiss today.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: Féach ar an clog.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, who has some of his people from west Cork with him, to the House. The west Cork people are the salt of the earth, as the Minister of State knows himself, so they are very welcome to the Seanad Chamber.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I apologise to the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, for keeping him waiting for ten minutes.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed?

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: The Minister of State indicated he wished to speak on this Stage. Does any Member want to contribute? I remind the House that this is not Second Stage, it is the conclusion of the debate on the Bill. Members are entitled to make a few comments. I call on Senator Murnane O'Connor, who is to be followed by Senator Ó Clochartaigh.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: This is not Second Stage.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senators should speak through the Chair and not be deflected.

Seanad: Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: The Minister of State will respond. While she is gathering her thoughts, this is something we might look at in the Committee on Procedure and Privileges. I noted on the monitor that the Minister of State, Deputy Daly, spoke for 35 minutes. That is probably his entitlement but several Members are confined to either eight or five minutes. Then the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, has only...

Seanad: Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: You are here so frequently-----

Seanad: Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: We should make you an honorary Member of this Chamber.

Seanad: Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister of State. Any comments I made were not in any way directed at you, it is a general comment about how things work here. Senator Colm Burke, would you move to suspend the House until 5.30 p.m?

Seanad: Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I acknowledge the presence in the Chamber of a former long-standing and esteemed Member of this House, Ann Ormonde.

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: It might also be helpful if Senator Craughwell were to send a letter setting out his concerns to both the Leader and the Minister. If he does not get a response, he can raise the matter again next week.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I do not think we can resolve this today. The Senator has made his point on successive days and his time is more or less up. I suggest that he, through the Leader or the Minister, have this resolved by next Tuesday. If not, I will allow him to raise the matter again on Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Senator to correspond directly with the Leader and the Minister, setting out precisely the problem. It seems to be back and forth every day here ad nauseumand I am not sure if we are going forwards or backwards. I think we are standing time.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I think that matter might be better dealt with in a Commencement notice, to ask the Minister to come before the House to secure a response. It is difficult for the Leader to respond to everything. The matter would be appropriate for raising during the Commencement debate, if the Senator would consider doing so.