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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: That is fine.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: The Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands will hold a meeting on one of the islands, as it has responsibility for the islands. It is possible to get round the legal consideration but I understand that it definitely has to be checked out. I agree with Senator Murphy's proposal. He has raised it before and it is good that he raised it again....

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I endorse what the Chairman said about the secretariat. Sometimes it is a last resort and people have gone through other committees so it is even more difficult for our secretariat to deal with. Everybody gets a fair crack of the whip-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: -----as far as we can go with petitions.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: We will be invited to every school in the country.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Will that be our last meeting or have we one following it?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I will address the comment the Chairman made about asking the public to submit petitions. I served on the first committee on public petitions. At that time, Senator Buttimer and I were very strongly of the view that once the committee got settled in, and now that I am back on this one, it should consider moving outside Leinster House for a meeting and publicising that meeting. I am not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: While I was around the House yesterday, I was not here for the Order of Business. I congratulate Daire Feeley from Roscommon town. He is an amateur rider who won the Rás Tailteann cycling race that ended on Sunday. It is an amazing achievement for the lad. I have not spoken to have him since he won, but he cannot believe what has happened. No more than our boxers in recent times, we...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Minister of State. I extend my sympathy to him on the recent death of his father, Mr. Peter Burke. I had an opportunity to go to the ceremonies. We all express our deepest sympathies to the Minister of State. It is a tough time and these are tough circumstance for anybody. I call Senator Cummins.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Without interruption.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Senator Warfield will have an opportunity very shortly.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: To be honest it is not usually the Senator's form to do this.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Before Senator Cummins recommences I want to tell Senator Warfield that he will have his opportunity in a few moments and I will allow him to make his contribution at that stage.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Senator Boyhan, are you taking Senator McDowell’s place?

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Senator Pauline O’Reilly, I have to put you back one space because of the order of the list of speakers. I know that I had promised I would come to you next, but Senator Boyhan is representing Senator McDowell, so I will go to him first.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: The next speaker is Senator Warfield. I will try not to interrupt him this time.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Before I call Senator Moynihan, I welcome Natalia and Declan Gallagher and family who are in the Gallery. They have come all the way from San Francisco and are in the good hands of Deputy Joe Flaherty from Longford-Westmeath. We always like to see visitors coming into the House. As they can see, we are discussing the Electoral Reform Bill, for which we have no speakers. That was supposed...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Quickly please, Senator.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Everyone will agree that we love Senator Malcolm Byrne's history lessons but I think they will have to be for the audiovisual room.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, to the Chamber, and thank the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, for being here with us prior to that.