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Seanad: Resignation of Minister and Assignment of Department (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: Order please, the resignation of a member of the Government: and(2) the assignment of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to a Minister. The correspondence will be published in the Journal of the House and the Official Report. The correspondence is as follows:ROINN AN TAOISIGH Department of the Taoiseach BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2 Dublin 2 12 Deireadh...

Seanad: Resignation of Minister and Assignment of Department (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: You cannot raise a point of order now.

Seanad: Resignation of Minister and Assignment of Department (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: I will call on the Leader to outline the business for the day and I will deal with any points later.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: You knew I would.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator should know that she cannot make any comment on the judgment of a court.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: Regardless.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: I am sorry, Leader, that is out of order in this House. A Member cannot criticise any individual judgment under the separation of powers. You are better educated than that.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: As there is nobody present from the Independent group, I call Senator Gavan.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: I was remiss there. I meant to very much welcome the people from the Little Flower senior citizens' group from Meath Street in the Liberties but they have just left. That is my second slip-up today. We will move on. I call Senator Grace O'Sullivan.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: Ministers are not accountable to this House; they are only accountable to the Dáil under the Constitution.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: We cannot call a Minister to appear before the House. I must, therefore, rule the Senator’s proposed amendment out of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: On that occasion Deputy Fitzgerald came to the House on scheduled business that had been proposed.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: The Order of Business is proposed by the Leader. Senator Ó Ríordáin is making a request of the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: Through the Chair. The Leader will reply in due course.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: Please, Leader. Senator Ó Ríordáin must finish.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: I remind the Senator about his language.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator is well over time.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Ó Ríordáin has exceeded his time.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: I believe the Senator has a Commencement matter on this subject. Perhaps he should not be raising it now when he has tabled a Commencement matter on it.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Coghlan: It was my information that the Senator did not wish it to be taken this week.