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Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I should be asking Senator Craughwell if he would like to resume his contribution, but he is not here. I believe Senator Doherty wishes to make a contribution.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: According to the note I have, and the Senator knows how the chairing works, amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and amendment No. 2 is consequential on amendment No. 1. The note states that amendments Nos. 1 and 2 may be discussed together by agreement, but if we do not have agreement, we do not have to discuss them together. We can discuss them sequentially. The note I have states that...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I do not have an objection. If the House is happy to deal with amendments Nos. 1 and 2 separately, we will deal with them that way. Is that agreed? Agreed. We we were dealing with amendment No. 1 in the name of Senator Craughwell. Does anyone want to speak any further on amendment No. 1?

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: We are just dealing with amendment No. 1 at the moment. Is that okay?

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Is the Senator still speaking to amendment No. 1 or amendment No. 3?

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Okay. It is just that I did not see the Senator's name on amendment No. 1. She stated: "we have put down".

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: That is true.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I just wanted to be clear. The Senator's name is on amendment No. 3, which we will reach shortly, or not so shortly, depending.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: This is Senator Craughwell's amendment, so I will allow him to contribute again if he wishes. I will then allow anyone else to contribute before reverting to the Minister of State.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I was going to call on the Senator first but he was not here at the start.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I am taking the Senator's request as I find it. The Order of Business has been agreed by the House, so we would need an amendment to it. The Leader of the House is present. If the Chair had a proposal from her that the Order of Business be changed, so be it, but I do not have such a proposal yet, so I can only deal with the business as proposed.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: To be fair, I am neutral while in the Chair but I am also a member of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. I got that letter.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I left a private committee meeting to come here to chair this session. I am aware of the letters, the requests and so on. I can only deal with the order of the day as it is proposed. If an amendment to it is proposed and the House deals with it, so be it, but it needs to come from-----

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I am not sure whether the Senator can, but I believe the Leader can propose a change to the order if she so chooses, but that is a matter for her.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Does the Leader wish to contribute?

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: It has been the case previously. In the previous Seanad, the then Leader would often come to the Chamber with a proposal to amend the order.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Regularly. That does happen and has happened.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Doherty is the Leader of the House. As the Leader, if she makes a proposal, it is more likely to be secured because, generally speaking, the Leader of the House is more likely to command a majority than anyone else.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: If Senator Craughwell proposed his amendment to the Leader and she accepted it, that would also be an acceptable mechanism.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I have just been advised that what I thought was correct is correct. Procedurally, the Leader of the House has to propose an amendment to the Order of Business. If the Leader does so and the House accepts it, the order of the day will be changed.