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- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: The Leader, please, without interruption.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has moved an amendment to the Order of Business, "That No. 1 be deleted from today's Order Paper." Is the amendment being pressed?
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Is the Order of Business agreed to?
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, to the House. I would like to bring a technical matter to the attention of the House before we begin. An asterisk has been incorrectly included with amendment No. 160, in the names of Senators O'Donovan, Cullinane, Ó Clochartaigh and Reilly. Amendment No. 161 should have an asterisk to indicate it is being proposed by...
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: An bhfuil an Seanadóir sásta?
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Okay. We are on section 1.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: We are on section 1. I will put the question.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Yes, but I suppose the situation is that if the Minister of State is unwilling to comply with the Senator's request, I cannot extract from him-----
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Okay.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: I am going to make a ruling. I always try to be fair to everyone. I know where Senator Ó Clochartaigh is coming from. Perhaps the details he is looking for will unfold as each section and each amendment is debated. That is the only way to resolve this. If the Senator is not happy as the debate continues, he has the option of calling a vote.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: With all due respect to the Senator, I still believe that as we deal with the Bill section by section and amendment by amendment, it will be obvious which of the recommendations are covered and which are not. Can I put the question on the section?
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Section 1 merely provides for the Title of the Bill. The Minister of State has already given his view on the query raised by Senator Ó Clochartaigh. I am sure he is not going to change it. I am putting the question.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: On the Title, yes.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: I will let the Minister of State respond to that.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: We are still discussing the Title off the Bill.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: The Minister of State has explained it well and we should move on.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: We should move on to the other sections of the Bill.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 1, 3, 15, 64, 65, 67, 68, 72, 74, 75, 80 to 82, inclusive, 85, 86, 91, 95, 96, 100, 101, 103, 105, 106, 109, 110, 113, 114, 116, 117, 120 to 123, inclusive, 126, 128 to 131, inclusive, 133, 134, 149 to 154, inclusive, 159, 165, 166, 169, 172, 175, 177, 222 to 226, inclusive, and 230 form a composite proposal and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: To clarify, according to my notes amendment No. 231 is not included in the first list.