Results 2,241-2,260 of 7,582 for speaker:Rónán Mullen
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: I do not see any basis in the letter we received this morning for saying that the fact that this is a special sitting should somehow curtail our discretion as to what issues to raise on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: Where is that-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: This is merely a request of us on the part of the Cathaoirleach. It has no basis in Standing Orders, proper procedure or anything of that nature.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: On which Standing Order is the Cathaoirleach relying?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: The Cathaoirleach is telling us that it is the advice of the Clerk that the regulations provide that where there is a special sitting, the Order of Business debate must be confined to the items that are ordered for that day, regardless of whether the items ordered are unanimously agreed.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: If I have a problem with the actual business that is ordered, it is open to me during that business to raise a point of order about that business.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: The only possible logical reason for having an Order of Business debate prior to the taking of the proposed business of that day is to allow for the possibility that there might be disagreement about what business is being taken on that day or how.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: The Cathaoirleach is telling us, without citing any particular authority, that the Order of Business on this particular occasion, namely, arising on foot of a special sitting, precludes us from discussing whether this is the business to be taken today or whether any other business ought to be considered today.To my mind, this is an absurdity. You must do more than merely speak about the...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: By proposing to preclude, for example, what Senator Norris and others raised about developments in the British Parliament and with the British Government, you are making a mockery of the notion of an Order of Business. You would therefore be preventing us, where there is something of tremendous and urgent public importance arising, from adverting to it with the very flimsy excuse that this...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: That does not fetter us.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: Will the Cathaoirleach read the rules for us so we can discover together-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: You are referring to this in round terms but have not exercised your right - at this point I would say your duty - to point out to us why the rules specifically preclude us from raising important other matters on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: What is the basis for the distinction? It is like saying, as my mother said to me many times over the years, "That is the why". You are not outlining a basis.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: Have you the reference?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: That is an authoritarian perspective.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: It is because it is self-evident that it is a convention. It is self-evident to the elected Members of this House that it can decide to debate-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: Am I right in stating that there are no provisions relating to the Order of Business in the Standing Orders?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: Does Standing Order 16 state that on certain occasions only certain issues may be discussed?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: The Cathaoirleach drew my attention, very helpfully, to Standing Order 16 when I asked. It refers to the Leader of the House as opposed to the Order of Business. It refers to normal circumstance but it is clear from that that the Leader shall propose the purpose of the business of the day and it is silent on anything else. Quite clearly, when something is proposed it is obvious that it may...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)
Rónán Mullen: Where does it follow from that that the Order of Business has a different scope?