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- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: We are not setting a precedent.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: We will be moving on to Question Time shortly. I am going to ask the Minister to complete her Second Stage speech. We can discuss the points the Deputy raised during Question Time. I ask Deputy Stagg to resume his seat.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: Deputy-----
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: The Deputy is causing serious disorder in the House and I ask him to resume his seat.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: I ask the Deputy to resume his seat.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: We agreed this morning that the proceedings on Second Stage shall be taken today.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: It was decided this morning.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: I am advised that this does not relate to when the Bill is guillotined.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: I ask the Minister to proceed.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: I ask the Minister to adjourn as we will proceed to Question Time.
- Prison Staff. (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: A question please Deputy.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: Before Question Time, we were dealing with the Social Welfare and Pensions (No.2) Bill and the Order for Second Stage. A number of queries were raised and I wish to clarify the position to the House. Further to the points made by Deputy Stagg earlier as regards the need to make an Order for Second Stage on the Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill, the situation is as follows: the Social...
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: We have also checked and the Minister said, "I move that the Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009 be now read a Second Time." That is the correct procedure.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: I advised the House of that but, in reality, the fact we had a guillotine vote on the matter this morning effectively decides it and pre-empts any other consideration. We could waste all evening on this but we have gone to the trouble of checking it. The Deputy's Whip has been advised. We need to proceed with this Bill.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: The blacks are only a draft so-----
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: Apart from that, let us not dwell-----
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: Deputy Shortall, my interest is to ensure cothrom na féinne, fair play, is administered in the House and we will endeavour to do that as far as possible. The fact that we had a guillotine vote on this matter this morning effectively decided the issue so the question of what the Minister actually said is fairly irrelevant.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: The Deputy knows the position.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: That is not correct.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Séamus Kirk: We went to some trouble on this; during Question Time, we adjourned and were quite prepared to have the matter examined. If the Deputy's point was correct we would have acceded to that point.