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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Is it agreed to discuss amendments Nos. 2, 3 and 4 to section 1 together?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: They are obviously related.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendment No. 4 in Senator Mooney's name refers to section 1 on page 5 of the Bill.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Is it agreed to discuss amendments Nos. 2, 3 and 4 together? Agreed. We can discuss amendments Nos. 6 and 7 when we reach later sections. All of the amendments are related and we will only repeat ourselves. We must bear in mind that there are scores of amendments. This is just a question of grouping. Does Senator Ó Clochartaigh still object?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: In which case we will discuss amendments Nos. 2, 3 and 4 together.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Senators will discuss amendments Nos. 2, 3 and 4 only. That has been accepted.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Bradford is next on the list but I do not see him. Senator Mullins may speak next.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Mullins has gone over time.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator, in fairness, you are two minutes over your limit. Ten other speakers are listed and Senator Mullins will exclude other speakers if he continues. It is not fair.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: The difficulty I have is that the Minister of State will speak at 12.20 p.m. and 11 other Senators are offering to speak. I have no choice other than to be strict.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I compliment the Senator on staying one minute within time.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator took advantage of the one minute not used by Senator Katherine Zappone.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Senator to confine himself to the amendment under discussion.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: It was inappropriate for Senator Michael Mullins to raise the point and it is even more inappropriate for the Senator to respond.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is ultra vires. I ask him to deal only with the amendment.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I will accept that apology, if the Senator agrees to confine himself to the substance of the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Those remarks are inappropriate, for different reasons. We cannot presume----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Conway, please resume your seat. That is not a point of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I have ruled them out of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Members should reflect on what Senator Quinn said. Eight months from now will be Christmas Day, which is in the future. This day last year many of us were sweating during the Seanad election count. I am very glad to be back here. Senator Keane, you are entitled to contribute now, without interruption.