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Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It should concern the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform himself.

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It should concern his integrity and whether he should hold office——

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——given what he has admitted to having done.

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am not debating this matter. I am making a clear point on why I object to the matter being taken now.

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not know of any precedent for this. If we are setting a precedent here, any time this or any other Minister decides to issue surreptitiously information about a citizen or make remarks under parliamentary privilege in reply to a parliamentary question or any other mechanism, are we then to find that the citizen will again find themselves being put before the public spotlight without any...

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am trying to be brief but I am not the author of this situation. It is serious and demands the requisite consideration of the Taoiseach and his colleagues.

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We are setting a very serious precedent if we allow this to proceed in the manner the Taoiseach has proposed. This proposal is a mistake and I strongly oppose it. We need to address the suitability of Deputy McDowell to be a Minister.

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle should allow the Taoiseach to reply.

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On a point of order, will the Ceann Comhairle inform the House on the salient rulings of the Chair?

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, I wish to raise the ruling where the Ceann Comhairle has ruled in the past, along with his predecessors. I am asking for his direction on the salient rulings of the Chair as presented on 15 December 2000.

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It states very clearly the rulings of the House. I ask the Ceann Comhairle——

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am asking the Ceann Comhairle——

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The issue of referring to someone outside the House has been addressed in the past. It states references to other persons outside the House, public officials, etc.——

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not mean to be out of order. I am asking——

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That will be after the event.

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I must protest.

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With regard to Marie Therese O'Loughlin, I join the——

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I know the Ceann Comhairle has so ruled but I will say it, as everybody else has done, because I know he treats us all exactly the same. Will the Taoiseach be good enough to reply to the correspondence I issued to him making an appeal on behalf of the lady in question? Given that the Dáil has taken the decision to endorse the position of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on...

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——of all precedents of the House, when does the Taoiseach expect to bring the defamation Bill before the Chamber?

Chief Executive of Centre for Public Inquiry: Statement by Minister. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have the floor.