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Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: I suggest that the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill be removed from today's Order Paper and that we discuss the Laffoy commission report now and through the evening for as long as Members wish to speak on it.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: What is the deadline?

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: It is not necessary today.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: We should scrap the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill from today's Order Paper.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: We should discuss the report of the Laffoy commission now and——

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: ——right through until 12 midnight and tomorrow, if necessary. It is a priority and it is important that Members can do so. We can deal with the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill another day. When is the deadline?

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform rammed the Immigration Bill through the Seanad last week and intends doing the same here tomorrow.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: That is all right as long as it is not concluded this evening.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: The late Jim Tunney used to say, "What is closing time?"

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: I understand that and while we will not hold it up unduly, people have a right to speak on it.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: I wish to raise a point of order. It is relevant and is not "unlimited blather" as the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform claimed.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: The Whips' meeting was held on Wednesday and the report was not published until after that.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: Am I to understand from the Taoiseach that this will not conclude this evening?

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: Does the Taoiseach accept that "going on a bit later" does not involve a guillotine?

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: Will we put it straight across the House?

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: I will agree to going on a bit later if the Taoiseach tells me this will not be guillotined.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: I wish to raise a matter on the Order of Business arising from the double vote on the expulsion of a Deputy, which occurred earlier. My point refers to the way in which we do business in the House. On 21 January the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform published the provisional crime statistics for 2003. He attributed the 2% fall in crime statistics to the enactment of two Acts —...

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Deasy sought the statistics that backed up the Minister's public comments. On 28 January, in a written reply, the Minister informed Deputy Deasy that the Garda Síochána had no statistics on the number of prosecutions secured under the Intoxicating Liquor Act. In a priority question last week, Deputy Deasy asked about the number of orders made under the Criminal Justice (Public Order)...

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform knew he would be in London last week so he should have made an order for a change in the questions rota, instead of sending in the Ministers of State, Deputies O'Dea and Brian Lenihan. With respect to them, they are not senior Ministers.