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Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We have eight minutes remaining. The Minister of State's time is concluded, however. If there are supplementary questions, we will take them briefly.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will let the Minister of State respond to that but we must move on.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am sorry to interrupt the Minister of State. The time permitted for this debate having expired, I am required to put the following question in accordance with the order of the Dáil of 13 July: "That the amendments set down by the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Butler, and not disposed of, including those in respect of which recommittal would, in the normal...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister of State. Congratulations to all involved.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I put it to Members that the guillotine motion is to be taken at 7.19 p.m. I say this in the context of giving the Minister of State time to respond. Deputies Canney, Michael Collins and Ó Murchú still have to speak.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will have to stop the Minister of State there because the seven minutes are up. I call Deputy Tóibín.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: This is Report Stage, where there is a requirement to focus on the amendment or group of amendments being discussed. How, pray tell, is the matter the Deputy is raising in any way relevant to the amendments with which we are dealing, which are about the appointment of successors?

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am sure it is but it is in any way relevant?

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It may be relevant to Report Stage but it is not relevant, in my opinion, to the group of amendments we are currently looking at.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: All right.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am sorry Deputy but that is not relevant. It is a most important matter-----

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is terribly important but I am afraid this is an important piece-----

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: This is important legislation and we are under extreme time pressure to deal with it. Those questions are not relevant to the amendments before us.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is and I am very sorry but you cannot raise it through these amendments. You have said as much as you are going to be able to say. I call Deputy Cullinane.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There is no point in Deputy Cullinane going down that road either.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Will you deal with the amendments, please?

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We have only 45 minutes for this business, so I hope that we can deal with as many amendments as possible as expeditiously as possible. Amendment No. 1 is in the name of the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and arises out of proceedings on Committee Stage. Amendments Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive, 11 to 18, inclusive, 24 to 31, inclusive, and 37 are related. Amendment No. 3 is consequential on...

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Let us not have an argument please, Deputy.