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Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: He did.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: He also said-----

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: All right, Deputy. That is it.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle also said it will be a matter for the Business Committee to have further debate or not to have any debate at all.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy should resume her seat.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Smith, do not-----

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Are there any other speakers?

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: For clarification, the Ceann Comhairle has ordered that the debate be adjourned when the number of speakers has been exhausted.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: It will be whenever it comes back to the floor again.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I suspect there will be one opportunity, at least, but that is a matter for the Ceann Comhairle

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I will go back to what the Ceann Comhairle said, which is that when the number of speakers has been exhausted the debate adjourns. I understand him to refer to speakers who have not spoken, but intend to speak and are in the House.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Has Deputy McGrath spoken?

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Is it Deputy McGrath's intention to speak?

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Does Deputy McGrath wish to speak now and is he available to speak now? If so, he should remember that over the years, the order of the House generally has been that if a person intends to speak, is present at the debate at the appropriate time and does not speak, he or she concedes.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I am going to suspend.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Two things can happen. I can adjourn the House for 15 minutes to get the direction of the Ceann Comhairle and would be glad to do so. My own interpretation is that the Ceann Comhairle said the debate is to adjourn tonight when all the speakers are exhausted. I do not mean exhausted in the physical sense, but rather when they have exhausted what they want to say. I am willing to accept that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he, together with his EU and UN colleagues, continues to co-ordinate efforts to address issues of war, starvation, deprivation and human rights abuse at the most severely affected locations globally; if international aid continues to get to its intended targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3672/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he expects the EU to continue to trade with the UK post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3894/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in respect of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3907/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (25 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Irish diplomatic staff abroad are engaged with promoting trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3895/18]