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- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: I should explain that when questions are asked on secondary legislation, which are quite legitimate questions of course, the Taoiseach, Tánaiste or whoever is standing in for either may refer the answer to the question to another day in accordance with Standing Orders because there are so many regulations, directives and so on.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Yes.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: I am just outlining the situation with secondary legislation.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: In the first instance this is a matter for the committee concerned. It must formally request the power to compel. I am not sure that that has happened. I will allow the Tánaiste to answer the question on compellability.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: I am merely outlining the procedure.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: That is not in order.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: As this is a request for Government time arising from an item on the Order Paper, the question is in order.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Is legislation promised in this area? If not, I will need to ask the Deputy to raise the matter for discussion on the Adjournment.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Of course the content of legislation may not be discussed on the Order of Business.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: It does not matter whether it is green, yellow or black.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: I talked about preambles and epilogues before.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: I have explained a number of times that this is not Question Time. The details of the measures do not fall within the ambit of the Standing Orders. That is the problem. That really is a problem of course.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy can understand my problem.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy is not supposed to mention it. That is the problem.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Tánaiste cannot possibly know that.
- Anglo Irish Bank Corporation (No. 2) Bill 2009: First Stage (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Is this Bill opposed?
- Anglo Irish Bank Corporation (No. 2) Bill 2009: First Stage (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
- Juries (Amendment) Bill 2008: Leave to Withdraw (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: I call on Deputy Aengus à Snodaigh to move the motion.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Before we begin, I wish to clarify for the benefit of member the application of Standing Order 56 on reopening the debate on a matter discussed in the last six months. It might appear that the Second Stage of the Bill following so immediately after the Private Members' motion on the economic crisis, which concluded yesterday, is in breach of Standing Order 56. That is not the case. There...
- National Archives. (24 Feb 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy is straying from the questions which relate to files.