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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: To deal first with the immediate matter of the Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety (Amendment) Bill, there is no way we will accept the taking of this Bill on Second Stage today. The Bill has only just been published this morning. That is not acceptable, nor is it any way to do our business.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Leader to withdraw the Bill. I do not understand the hurry with this Bill. I ask that it be kicked back into next week, because we will not accept it, and on that basis we will not agree to the Order of Business. This is not a way to do our business. I am not saying we are necessarily opposed to the Bill itself, but we should not be doing our business that way. I have a...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: That is exactly as I thought. This morning I tabled a very important matter with regard to the removal and reconfiguration of 33 acute surgical beds from Beaumont Hospital. The Minister of State, Deputy Simon Harris, is a decent guy and I have a lot of regard for him. He is a very good attender at this House. He is the junior Minister at the Department of Finance with responsibility for...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I am certain of that from responses received from staff in the Seanad office, but why then is the Minister saying he did not know about this debate this morning and he expected to be told about it when he was in the House here yesterday? He said he sat here for two hours and no one mentioned it to him. How long has he been here? Basically, the Minister has been a passenger in his...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I am telling the Cathaoirleach that I am not accepting this from the Minister. I want the Minister to come to the House today to debate the issue of 33 acute surgical-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that the Minister for Health come to the House today to address the issue of 33 acute surgical beds in Beaumont Hospital which are being withdrawn without consultation with the staff. I also want the Minister to confirm when his Department was told about the Commencement debate because what he made public today is not true. He is hiding behind...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: No. 1a

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Ó Clochartaigh is proposing that 1abe deferred.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: It is totally unacceptable.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister should bang the table and say she is not happy with this.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: She should sack the board.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Absolutely.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose an amendment to the Leader's proposal to the effect that the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Heather Humphreys, be called to the House to-----

Seanad: Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I just want to clarify the procedure.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not proposing the full suspension of the House for the day?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I can revert on this issue.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: We just need to be clear on our procedure. The Leader's proposal is not about the formal suspension of the House for the day.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I have no difficulty with a 15-minute suspension. I am certain that everyone wants the European Commissioner to attend the House next week. No one wants to block that. However, we will propose an amendment today, on foot of a further proposal from the Leader, to the effect that the Minister attend the House after the suspension-----

Seanad: Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: -----for a one-hour debate on the serious issues that have been raised by a number of colleagues.