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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: Senator Healy Eames's time is up. Is the Senator calling for a debate?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: Senator Healy Eames, please, without interruption.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: I understand there is precedent that an absent Member's name is not mentioned.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: This is not a matter for the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: Does the Senator have a question?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: I cannot allow constituency rivalries to take over business this morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: That is not a point of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: I will make a ruling.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: We are dealing with today's Order of Business. I ask the Senator to stick to the Order of Business, please.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: I ask all Senators to resume their seats.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: I shall not allow this matter to be an issue on the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: The ruling is quite clear that it is not in order to refer to the absence of a Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: Senator Kelly, have you a matter for today's Order of Business?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: Do you have a question for the Leader?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: Before I put the amendment, can the Leader clarify the situation?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: Is the amendment proposed by the Leader agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Damien English, to the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: I accept the ruling of the Cathaoirleach on the matter raised by Senator Norris to the effect that ushers' pay is a matter for the Commission but it would be appropriate to request, through the Leader, that the Commission give Members of this House a briefing on the matter. People have spoken without any knowledge of whether this is part of a wage agreement, such as the Haddington Road...

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch. I welcome also the recent consultation paper published by the Minister, Deputy Kelly, on the establishment of the electoral commission. I watched some of the debate from my office and I was pleased to see many colleagues on the Fianna Fáil benches distancing themselves somewhat from the contribution made earlier by Senator MacSharry, who...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Michael Mullins: I join colleagues in extending our good wishes to the great and wonderful Ronnie Delany, a gentleman and wonderful ambassador down through the decades for Irish sport. I compliment the Irish rugby team on its fantastic performance on Sunday. The great Pádraig Harrington showed a true return to form which, it is to be hoped, will see him win another major before the year is out. I...