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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I will conclude. The fact that we are not even allowed to debate it and that the Minister will not come to the House to debate it is most concerning. Every day this week and until next week, as I did last week and the week before, I intend to table amendments to the Order of Business in this regard. I realise the Leader is trying his best. I appreciate that and I am not trying to be...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: The amendment is the same as those I tabled every day last week. My amendment relates to the Minister for Finance coming to the House today for one hour to discuss the new code of conduct on mortgage arrears.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: It is welcome that the Leader has set a time limit on the debate on Second Stage in order to ensure it concludes at a specific time and will resume tomorrow. I have a degree of sympathy for Senator Rónán Mullen on the amount of time given per speaker on Second Stage, but that issue could be dealt with by way of an amendment to the Order of Business if the Senator wishes to table...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: The army council will decide.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: They are directed from Belfast.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: That is true.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Well said.

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I hope it is in a dump somewhere.

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: It has been taken out of the Liffey but do not worry about it.

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I again welcome the Minister of State to the House, it is like he never left.

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: He must have done something wrong in a previous life. I and my party support the Bill. The Minister of State spoke about openness and transparency in the budgetary framework. All of us agree this needs to happen and much more needs to be done, particularly with regard to an enhanced role for evidence-based policy making. In this House, and in the other House under the previous Government,...

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: -----with only half a page on costs. Fingal County Council is involved. It stated a cost benefit analysis would be done when a site was selected. The second biggest spender in the country is local government. I agree completely with what the Government is doing and I ask for a more open budgetary process along the lines I have suggested. No Government, including this one, has had a...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Mooney did genuinely second the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I asked the Leader about setting time for Committee Stage.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Our Adjournment matter was refused.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Fair enough.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: It would be good if a Minister came here to make a statement on the matter and if we could engage in a debate for an hour on it. That is all I requested.