Results 24,381-24,400 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: The Deputy is a very nice guy and I love listening to him but, sadly, he is now well out of order and he is going further out of order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: It is here in black and white. Will the Deputy resume his seat?
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: It impacts on revenue. Anything that impacts on revenue is out of order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Thank you very much, Deputy.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Amendment No. 33, which is in the names of Deputies Bríd Smith, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Eoin Ó Broin, Ruth Coppinger, Mick Barry and Paul Murphy, imposes a potential charge on revenue and is out of order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Amendment No. 19 has been ruled out of order on the basis that it is not relevant to the provisions of the Bill and represents a potential charge on the Exchequer.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I did not make this declaration. I am reading what is in front me. I do not have any authority to change it, I am sorry to say. I would love to oblige the Deputy but I cannot.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Amendment No. 20 has also been ruled out of order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: This is something I learned many years ago, when I brought forward what I thought were very useful and progressive amendments and I was very disappointed to find that if they put a charge on the Exchequer, they were out of order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: In actual fact, I am paining along with the Deputies.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Amendment No. 21 has been ruled out of order on the basis of a potential charge on the Exchequer.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: It has been ruled out of order because it impacts on the time in which legislation might be introduced or postponed which, in turn, would have an impact on revenue. I am sorry to say-----
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I want to be helpful to the Deputy and I do not want him to be out of order for too long.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: The Deputy might resume his seat so that we can move on to the next amendment. He can be out of order for a minute on the next one as well.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: No, in actual fact I would prefer the Deputy to resume his seat now. I will entertain him further later on. He is entertaining already but he is still out of order. I know the Deputy wants to be helpful and he is about to be even more helpful by resuming his seat-----
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: -----which he can do with very little effort.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I am so sorry. It really hurts me to say this but the Deputy is going to have to resume his seat.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I know it hurts him; I can see the hurt in his face.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: The Deputy has made the observation already and it is still out of order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I ask the Deputy to resume his seat now. His imagination knows no bounds.