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Leaders' Questions (24 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am sorry, Tánaiste, but you are way over time.

Leaders' Questions (24 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I ask every Member involved to be conscious of the allocated time.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I have six other Deputies indicating. I think it is reasonable to put up two minutes each on the clock but it is not reasonable to go on about this all night.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Excuse me. He will in a minute.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please, Deputy. In terms of the point the Deputy made about the referral of the legislation to the Seanad, it is a perfectly legitimate, normal process for legislation that has gone through this House to be referred to the Seanad for further amendment.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No, no.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: What is the point of order?

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is not a point of order.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy has made his point of order. I will hear the other Deputies who are offering and we will then go to the Minister for a response.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy's two minutes are up.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy, we could all recite a litany of things we would love money to be spent on but, in fairness, we cannot go into that now. The Deputy's two minutes are up.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: If the Deputy wants me to invoke Standing Orders-----

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I took the personal discretion to allow contributions to be made. If I was to follow Standing Orders, there would be no contributions at all.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy should be very clear about that. If the Deputy wants me to follow Standing Orders-----

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: -----I will.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Good. I call Deputy Michael Collins.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am sorry to interrupt the Deputy but a number of other speakers want to contribute. I do not want us to rehearse the whole thing. We are trying to get our heads around-----

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: -----how we can move forward from here. In fairness to the Minister, Deputy Ross, I should say, given that I am in the Chair, that he was criticised the last day for being here and he is now being criticised for not being here. I need to record that fact.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy is having a fair old say now.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy is straying into an area where he is out of order.