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European Council: Statements (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

European Council: Statements (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: On Friday, when the Taoiseach was in Davos, the Dáil debated a Private Members' Bill to introduce a section into the Constitution to safeguard every single Member of Parliament, in the Dáil and in the Seanad.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: The Minister of State-----

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: I am sorry, but this is extremely important.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: The Taoiseach had one speaker in the debate, who said in his opening remarks that the Government would be voting against a Bill whose substance he did not even address in his speech. The Minister of State, Deputy Paul Kehoe, did not address the 27 words in the proposed new section of the Constitution. There are 27 words. Today is 27 January. Today is Auschwitz Day. It was a shame that...

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: I do not enjoy doing this, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: I do not enjoy doing this.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: I do not enjoy doing this.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: I will. There can be no vote on something that was not debated.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: The Bill was not debated by the Minister of State.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: No other Deputy on the Government side contributed to the debate.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: I will resume my seat for the sake of respecting the Houses, but this is actually tyrannical.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: There is no answer, as usual.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: I am talking about doing something in this House.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: Why do we not remember them here?

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: Deputy Enda Kenny is the leader. He is the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: I dare you to do so, Taoiseach.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: On a point of order, today is the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. On 27 January 1945, the last prisoners remaining in Auschwitz were released. I call on the Taoiseach to lead the House in a minute's silence to remember the 1.1 million souls - men, women and children - who died in Auschwitz. We owe it to those who were killed to remember them in this Parliament today.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: I am inviting the Taoiseach to lead the House in a minute's silence.