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Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: Serious allegations are being made against a Member of the House. The Deputy must make them by way of substantive motion. That is the only way they will be allowed.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: Does the Deputy have a query on promised legislation?

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: I ask Deputy Ó Caoláin to resume his seat.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: Does the Deputy have a question on promised business?

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: Is a debate promised on this matter?

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: Deputy Kenny must allow the Tánaiste to respond.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: The Tánaiste must be allowed to speak without interruption.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: The Tánaiste must be allowed to respond without interruption.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: We cannot revisit this, we dealt with it yesterday. If the Deputy wants to revisit there is a procedure whereby he can do that.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: An important principle is at stake. It could be a Minister today and a backbencher tomorrow.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: Does the Deputy have a question on promised legislation?

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: We dealt with this yesterday.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: The House voted on this yesterday.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: I am not defending anyone, I am defending the rights of all Members of the House.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: If we get to a situation where serious allegations can be made against any Member of the House, standards in the House will drop. We will have a serious problem.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: They might have but it is important that we maintain decent standards in the Chamber.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: We dealt with this matter yesterday, we had a vote on it. The Members divided and decided that we move on. If the Deputy wants to revisit the issue there is a process for doing that.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: There is a process to go through to do that.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: I ask Deputy Kenny to co-operate with the Chair and he is refusing to do so.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Séamus Kirk: I will suspend the House if Deputy Kenny does not co-operate, and that means sitting down.