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Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: A good one too, by all accounts.

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Unless there is time, the Minister will not be able to answer any of the questions.

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister. She has made that matter clear.

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I ask the Minister to respond.

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Solidarity-People Before Profit group now has ten minutes. I take it they will use a question and answer format.

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No, what is implicit in what the Deputy is saying is that somebody is enforcing a decision on a House. Any decisions arrived at here, in this instance, are arrived at by consensus and otherwise by agreement. Deputies McGuinness and Niall Collins want to come in on the same matter. I call Deputy Niall Collins.

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: A decision was made yesterday to begin the process of reintroducing conventional parliamentary questions and a finalised report on that will be available next week. I call Deputy McGuinness.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Authorisation to instruct Legal Representatives: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is that agreed?

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Authorisation to instruct Legal Representatives: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is to deal with the challenge to the State regarding the legislation that was passed here some weeks ago. It is a challenge by two journalists.

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No. 3cis a motion regarding the quorum. The proposal is to reduce the quorum for these special sittings from 20 to ten. I call the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Humphreys, to move the motion.

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Yes?

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am sure we will have more correspondence.

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We are not going to have to a debate about it now.

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Take that up with your party.

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy is right that we have had correspondence and I look forward to us having more correspondence.

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Let me make it very clear that the decisions about reduced attendances here have been agreed by all of the parties. When the proposal was brought to the House, nobody objected to it. It has the support of all the party leaders. I understand that some individual Members are very frustrated at not getting the opportunity to come here regularly. I put it to the Deputy that they should take...

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No, we are not having any further-----

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We are having no further debate on it. Please resume your seat.

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will hear the Deputy's point of order.

Standing Orders 21 and 22: Motion (30 Apr 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Order of Business is already agreed.