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- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: The safest thing is for the Senator to move the amendment and withdraw it so he can re-enter it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: I made a ruling earlier. The House has to agree to a withdrawal. Two Senators did not wish to do so. I said that if someone debates an amendment for an hour or an hour and a half and then proposes to withdraw the amendment, it is like saying we will have a second bite at the cherry on Report Stage. By moving and withdrawing the amendment now the Senator will certainly be able to re-enter it.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: If the Senator submits his amendments we will look at the situation.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: In fairness, I said at least two hours ago that if someone debates an issue for an hour, an hour and a half or two hours and then decides not to call a vote at this Stage but to withdraw the amendment and re-enter it, it means that he or she is getting a second bite at the cherry. Before the vote was taken some Members on the Government side said they were anxious that it should not be...
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: Is the Leader objecting to the withdrawal?
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: I wish to get clarity. Senator Mullen has said he will move and withdraw amendment No. 48, by leave of the House, so it has to be agreed. Is Senator Humphreys saying he does not want the amendment withdrawn?
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: Most Members have agreed to the moving and withdrawal of the amendment. There is at least one objection to the withdrawal so I have no choice but to put the question that leave to given to withdraw the amendment. That will be voted on.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: I take the Senator's point but the position was put and Senator Humphreys said he objected to the withdrawal, as he is entitled to do.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: I am not going down that road. There will have to be a vote on the right to withdraw.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: It is a procedural issue. Each time an amendment is moved and withdrawn the House has to agree. Most Members go along with it, but the point I made earlier after a complaint was made to me was that if a Senator debated a matter for two hours, he or she could say we could come back on the Friday or whenever else and debate it again for two hours. Others moved amendments today and within...
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: It is Senator Conway's opinion.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: We will not go down that road again.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: I want to make it very clear that each time somebody moves an amendment and wants to withdraw it, the House has to agree.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: Normally the House does agree, but on this occasion, for reasons Senators felt like-----
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: We will not go off on a tangent.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: Colleagues who table amendments should also realise the House has to agree that they be withdrawn and that this will occur again. I warned one Senator earlier that this might happen, but I was ignored. When it happened, it did not come as a surprise to me.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: It was discussed with amendment No. 47 and we cannot open up the discussion again.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senator should not test my patience because the amendment has already been discussed with amendment No. 47.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: Will the Senators claiming a division please rise. As no Senators rose I declare the question carried.
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Denis O'Donovan: Will the Senators claiming a division please rise.