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Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: Business has started—

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: On a point of order—

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: I will remain standing until my point of order is heard. We can do this the hard way or the straightforward way.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: You are aware that Senators O'Toole and Ryan and I wrote to you last Friday—

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: I am asking you to reconsider holding a meeting of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges—

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: —as the procedure proposed by the Government for the House this week is unacceptable.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: On a point of order, Standing Order 84(1)(a)—

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: —refers to the Committee on Procedure and Privileges and its right to bring forward amendments to Standing Orders.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: If Report Stage, as proposed by the Government side, is taken on Thursday—

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: —it will be against the Standing Orders of this House.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: The Chair must make a ruling on this matter. I ask him to do so.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: I ask you to make a ruling on this matter.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: I am asking you to reconsider the decision and immediately hold a meeting of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges to bring forward an amendment to Standing Orders to allow the unprecedented Government proposals—

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: I am not. I am in order.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: The Committee on Procedure and Privileges protects all Members of this House, not just one side.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: This is a grotesque infringement of Members' rights.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: I ask the Cathaoirleach to reconsider on this matter. This is an unprecedented parliamentary move by the Government.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: Will you give an assurance—

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: —that there will be an amendment to Standing Orders to allow this matter to come before the House on Thursday? I ask for clarity on the matter. All Members of the House have rights.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 2 be deleted. On Thursday the Government proposes to take Report Stage of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill in the House at the same time that a committee of the Houses is considering the matter. This is an unprecedented move. If the Cathaoirleach had allowed me to finish, he would have heard me say I believe an amendment to...