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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Thank you. It is outrageous that State agencies would treat this House with contempt when they produce to us, by way of an answer to a serious question, waffle rather than a substantial answer. The Minister of State is to be commended on her integrity in the manner in which she has dealt with this.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: As Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne is not present, I call Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Mairéad Farrell - the need for an ambulance base to be located centrally in Conamara to ensure all of Conamara is covered all of the time; (2) Deputy Bernard J. Durkan – the need to set up of a structure in the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister of State for being here to deal with this matter.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Your were not here.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No, you are not.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Will you resume your seat? Deputy O'Donoghue is on his feet.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: You have made your point.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy McGuinness might as well make his point also.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I appreciate that individual Deputies work on the basis of schedules provided to them, though not by me or my office. Deputies will have to look elsewhere for where those schedules come from. Those schedules, as I understand it, are estimated times. When we started this debate, the Minister was the only person in the House. It has happened before that numerous people have missed their...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call on Deputy Michael Collins.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No, you are not. I ask Deputy Barry to please resume his seat.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is not.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Hold on now. Will the Deputy resume his seat?

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy is not the next speaker.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Barry does not determine who the speakers are or the order in which they are taken.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Excuse me, I am on my feet. The Deputy will resume his seat.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Will the Deputy please resume his seat? The situation is quite clear. Several speakers were not here at the time they were scheduled to speak. As a result, the debate progressed to the point at which there was nobody in the Chamber offering who had not already spoken. I called on the Minister to respond and, as he stood to do so, Deputies Boyd Barrett and Michael Collins entered the...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: As there is no one offering, I call the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, to respond.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I was too, but they are not here so we will have to get on with it.