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Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: -----we believe the House should sit next week-----

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: -----to continue that debate rather than having it guillotined at the end of today. It is worth noting that since before Easter, a period of 70 days, this House will have only sat for 18 days up to 9 June.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: That is notwithstanding the commitments this Government made to longer sitter periods and greater numbers of sittings on Fridays.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The Government is still trying to railroad through this House important decisions that need to be appropriately debated and addressed. We are seeing it again today and we saw it with the Irish Water and so many other Bills that were guillotined and forced through the House without appropriate debate.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: It is on that basis that our party is opposing the notion of taking next week off.

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Timmy Dooley: At the same time, the Government is ramming through a decision that will have long-term and profound effects, not just for the workers in the airline but for the island of Ireland.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: For clarification purposes, I intend to address the matter with the clerk to understand how he was in a position to prevent me from passing information to the Tánaiste through an usher but he could allow another usher to enter the Chamber to provide other documentation for the Tánaiste. As a Member of the House, I have been disenfranchised and would like an explanation. To address...

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Clearly, the Chief Whip has a difficulty in understanding the basic elements of the English language. When I said I would deal with the matter later, as I outlined through the Chair, it pertained to my inability to pass documents to the Tánaiste through an usher because I was prevented from doing so by the clerk.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Another set of documents was presented to the Tánaiste by a different usher without intervention by the clerk.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: That is unacceptable. It is an infringement of my rights and I want an explanation from the clerk, either in writing or verbally.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I was alluding to that matter, but, unfortunately-----

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: -----there has been an attempt by elements in the Government to disenfranchise Members on this side of the House on an ongoing basis.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Can I be any more clear?

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I am seeking an explanation for the way in which the clerk dealt with the matter.

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Timmy Dooley: I did not do that.

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Timmy Dooley: I did no such thing.

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Timmy Dooley: I call on the Chief Whip to withdraw his remark.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: There was never a question in that regard. I clarified that I intended to seek an explanation as to why I was unable to pass documents to the Tánaiste and others.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: We do not agree. Not all the facts about the proposed sale of Aer Lingus are available to Members of the House or to the Irish people. If we are to discharge our duties in line with our mandate, we need the information. I have additional sections of the Nyras report, if the Tánaiste wants it. I tried to give it to the Tánaiste earlier, but was prevented from doing so by the...

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: It would be appropriate-----