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- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I assume the Government will make a decision in principle.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Government, which can make a decision, can decide to reverse that decision, if it wishes to, at another stage. That is the prerogative of the Government.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That represents a very clear-----
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is as clear a response as we can expect this Minister or any Minister to give.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: He has.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: He has answered the question.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will wrap up in a minute.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There is not much point in bringing it to the Oireachtas committee first-----
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: -----if there is not some sort of indication from the Cabinet on whether it is prepared to accept it or not.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We will not get unanimous agreement on this.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: People's positions are quite clear. The time for the debate has elapsed at this stage. The debate is ended. I thank everyone who has participated. Statements on the national maternity hospital are completed.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am sorry, but it is not in order to have clapping in the Public Gallery. That is a long-standing tradition.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Well, let us not prejudge. I would welcome a response from the Minister.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please allow the Minister, without interruption.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am sure he will clarify that.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Can we please let the Minister respond?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please, Deputy.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Shortall, please. We need a degree of mutual respect in this debate. Deputies have put questions and made statements and the Minister is in the course of attempting to respond to those. If there are remaining questions at the end, we may explore how we deal with them, but I am expecting-----
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please, can we just let the Minister proceed?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Connolly is using the five minutes from the Rural Independent Group.