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Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 32. I will call on Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Sorry Deputy-----

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Deputy-----

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Deputy, resume your seat.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Deputy resume your seat please. I find it totally objectionable that you sent a notice to my office which read, "I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, to discuss the holding of the forthcoming presidential election.".

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: I expect the Deputy to read out what he submits-----

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: -----and he did not.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: This is becoming an absolute joke. The Deputy submitted a question and I asked him to read out what he submitted but he read out a totally different question.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: It is not in accordance with what is here. I will make it available to the Deputy if he so wishes. I ask the Deputy to resume his seat.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Please have some respect. Do Members have any respect for the Parliament they are in? We are becoming a total laughing stock to the public outside.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Please proceed.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: We must proceed.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 32.

Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: There are three proposals to be put to the House. Is the proposal that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with Nos. 10, 11 and 12 agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 1 agreed to?

European Council Meetings (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Will Deputy Martin put a question please? The Deputy's time is up.

European Council Meetings (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Sorry. We are over time and I cannot allow any more questions.

Departmental Appointments (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Any question disallowed is done in accordance with Standing Orders.

Departmental Appointments (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: The Taoiseach does not actually.

Departmental Appointments (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: The decision on whether a question is disallowed concerns whether the question is in accordance with Standing Orders and it is my decision.

Departmental Appointments (12 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: I repeat that the disallowing of questions is a matter for the Ceann Comhairle. It is not a matter for any Department, including the Department of the Taoiseach. I go out of my way to make certain that no question is disallowed unless it is clearly in breach of Standing Orders.