Results 8,401-8,420 of 26,241 for speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Thank you, Deputy.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Thank you, Deputy.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call Deputy Howlin.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: May we have order?

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Allow the Taoiseach to respond, please.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There are three proposals to be put to the House. Is the proposal to have manual divisions this week agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with today's business agreed to?

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We cannot have the debate now.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We cannot have the debate now.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I might need advice on this, but it is my understanding the Deputy cannot introduce a motion of that nature. He can seek to vary the arrangements proposed, but I do not believe he can introduce such a motion.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Okay, we will come back to it.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: With regard to Tuesday's business, two pieces of business have been proposed, motions regarding the Renewal of Certain Provisions of the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 shall be moved and debated together. In order to deal with this particular issue, Deputy Martin needs to put forward not an entirely separate proposal but an amendment...

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: What is the Deputy proposing to amend?

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: One cannot go against the Order of Business. Could I ask-----

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The House is quite entitled to order its business but the Deputy must specify. Does he want to take time from what is proposed in order to provide an alternative?

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: For clarification, Standing Order 27B states quite clearly: "The Government shall have the prerogative to determine the business to be taken in Government time." We are talking about Government time. It also states, "The Opposition shall have the prerogative to determine the business to be taken in private members' time". This is where our difficulty arises. Could I ask what the...

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Mea culpa.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I might also point out to Deputy Martin that "A motion to suspend or modify Standing Orders may only be moved by a private member during the time fixed for taking private members’ business." That is Standing Order 200. I call the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please, Deputies.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Let us please conduct ourselves with a bit of decorum. We have asked the Taoiseach to respond in respect of Deputy Martin's quite reasonable proposal-----

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: He is not confused. Will the Deputy just give the man a chance to answer?