Results 5,041-5,060 of 11,812 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Very briefly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: If the Senator submits a Commencement Matter, the Cathaoirleach will give it serious consideration.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I do not normally allow people to have two bites of the cherry. The Senator already raised this specific issue on the Commencement of the House and, as such, there has been a duplication. I will give him the benefit of the doubt this time. Any issue raised on the Commencement should not be regurgitated on the Order of Business because it defeats the whole purpose of raising points. I am...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Gabrielle McFadden and the Minister of State, Deputy Helen McEntee, spent 15 minutes debating that issue this morning in the Commencement debate, but do not get me wrong - I am not saying it does not deserve to be raised by Senator Máire Devine.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Senator to allow the Leader to respond. I should also admonish the Leader not to goad other Members of the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The Leader should be allowed to continue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I gave Senator Mullen great latitude, so I ask him to allow the Leader to continue.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Breen, to the House. He is becoming a frequent visitor. Before we commence, I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment who may reply to the discussion on the amendment, and that each amendment must be seconded on Report Stage. There is nobody here to move amendment No. 1, in the names of...
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 are physical alternatives and may be discussed together. If amendment No. 2 is agreed, amendment No. 3 cannot be moved.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I remind Senator Mac Lochlainn that amendment No. 3, in his name, is being considered with this amendment. If amendment No. 2 is agreed, amendment No. 3 cannot be moved. That might have some implications for the approach the Senator chooses to pursue.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Yes. We had to move on. I cannot go in reverse.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I usually try to facilitate Members, but I would be setting a dangerous precedent if I were to do so in this case.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: No problem. We can all be tied up. I can understand that the Senator is a busy man.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: As amendment No. 2 has been agreed, amendment No. 3 cannot be moved.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: As amendments Nos. 4 to 10, inclusive and amendment No. 18 are related, and as amendments Nos. 5 to 10, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 4, amendments Nos. 4 to 10, inclusive and amendment No. 18 may be discussed together. If amendment No. 4 is agreed, amendments Nos. 5 to 10, inclusive, cannot be moved.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I call on Senator Mac Lochlainn. Once the Minister of State comes back in, there cannot be further debate.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I understand from the Clerk that they physically overlap. If the Government amendment is agreed, it removes the provisions the other amendments address.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I understand that if this amendment is agreed, then all this block falls.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: That is the expert advice.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: If amendment No. 4 is agreed, it removes the text the other amendments in question address.