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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I certainly will.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: In view of concern across the House about the statement this morning of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, et al., will the Leader ask the Minister to correct the record regarding the cost of the Seanad? It is in the records of the Committee of Public Accounts.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I have the floor. It is misleading and unfair. In the interests of fairness and to correct the record, I ask the Leader to do that. I have placed on the Order Paper today a reasoned amendment to the abortion Bill - the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I want to explain something. I ask Senators to take the time to read it. I am grateful to Senators Feargal Quinn and Mary Ann O'Brien for seconding it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: With respect, my issue is that while I would like to be able to move the amendment, I am the eighth speaker for Fine Gael.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am making a request.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I may be the 24th speaker.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: My question is that I would like to move the amendment earlier in the debate for the sake of the thinking process.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The effect of supporting the reasoned amendment will be to give the country and the House more time for reflection.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It would be nice if the Cathaoirleach allowed me to finish a sentence.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am trying to frame a sentence.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: My question for the Leader is whether it would be possible for me to move the amendment earlier in the debate to put my thinking on the issue onto the record earlier.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am just putting that on the record of the House. That is my point. I have made my request. I would appreciate it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Will that be as speaker No. 24?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is ridiculous and unfair, and reflects a lack of balance.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Absolutely, but I am talking about the safeguards we are eliminating. Can the Minister of State understand the point I am making? The people would be able to take in good faith that the Government was much more serious about Dáil and committee reform if the Bill was published and debated in advance of the referendum.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We need Dáil and committee reform anyway.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Must the committee meet within a year?

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I wish to make a point that I have probably never made in the House previously. I have observed in previous referenda the manner in which the Referendum Commission produces its booklet. It comes out too late.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is a point of information. By the time the information is published parties have made their positions clear and sometimes there is so much information available that people fail to read the balanced argument on time. I wish to make a recommendation in that regard.