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Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am not going to allow the Whip to respond to that because that is not a question that bears answering. The reality is that we are scheduled to go on after this to votable business. I presume everybody who should have people here to vote are going to be here to vote. Are you calling a vote on this?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I have assured Deputy MacSharry, who had indicated to me that he wanted to speak, that time would be made available to him. You are now indicating, Deputy, that you want time. It is 7.55 p.m. and we must conclude at 8 p.m. The Minister is required to respond. Her response stretches to ten minutes. It is physically impossible to conclude the business within the timescale set out. The...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It would be my view that Deputy Mac Lochlainn's proposal is in direct contradiction to what has been proposed. They are negatived. I would assume that we then have a vote on the Chief Whip's recommendation.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I understand that the Government Chief Whip has a business proposal to put to us.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is proposed that we will continue next week. Is that agreed?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy is getting more time.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: People wanted more time and they are getting more time.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is it agreed that we will defer?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy MacSharry is here.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There may be others who are waiting for Deputy MacSharry to-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I do not know. I am not a clairvoyant.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Members are not agreeing to giving Deputy MacSharry some time.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I take it that the Chief Whip has knowledge of others who wish to contribute.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Because they cannot be here-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Are we going to call a vote on whether we have more time to-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputies, let us think about this. The public is looking in. We have been asking for weeks, quite rightly in my view, for more time to discuss this. The Chief Whip has come in to say that the Government is going to give us more time and now the Members are going to say they do not want more time.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am certainly not agreeing to sitting here for another hour. That will mean we will be here until 1 a.m. The Deputy might like to be here but I am not going to ask the staff to be here until those unearthly hours. It is not agreed. Are we going to have a vote?

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Harkin is next and will share time with her colleague Deputy Fitzmaurice.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Deputy. If I can just say, before we go on to the next speakers, that I do not think there are any racists in this House.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will not accept it in respect of anybody here either, but we need to be careful with our language.