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Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: There is a difference between entitlement and obstruction. They are two different things and one sways over into abusing the other at some stage.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I could be somewhere else.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: With regard to amendment No. 47, section 63 of the Bill provides for the establishment of a strategic plan for An Garda Síochána by the Garda Commissioner. This amendment simply seeks to provide that the Garda Commissioner, when preparing a strategic plan, would have to have regard to the public interest. The strategic plan is a very important guiding document for policing...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: On a point of order, under Standing Order No. 55, a Member is allowed to propose that debate be closed on a question put by the Chair when there is repetition. In this case, the question would be that section 63 stand part of the Bill. I propose that the Acting Chair could put that question.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I refer to Standing Order No. 55.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It is a Standing Order.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I have no way to interrupt other than to raise a point of order. Under Standing Order No. 55,-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Sorry, Acting Chairperson, but I proposed the question.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: There is repetition; I have been noting the repetition.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: No, but I have put the question, based on repetition. You cannot just ignore me putting the question.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Fianna Fáil is in the Chair. There has been repetition-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: There has been constant repetition. I have noted every time the sentence on strategic planning resources was repeated.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It is funny-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I put the question before the Senator started to speak------

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: -----and then she come back-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I do not care. I am complaining about it now. The Standing Order is there.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It is not about that. It is-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: The Standing Order is still available to me.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: So-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: -----to the Acting Chairperson's knowledge, repetition has not happened.