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Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the Minister to the House. Perhaps because I was at my son's wedding last week I am minded to comment on this. This is about enabling the Minister to designate certain bodies to administer civil marriage registration. I would prefer if these were designated rather than at ministerial discretion but this is not the import of the point I wish to make. Yesterday morning I listened...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: Senator John Whelan sent Seanad Members a precis of comments he made in regard to the good work which the Seanad does and can do. I compliment him on what was a well thought out and presented precis. I have previously stated in this House that the manner in which business is ordered here is fundamental to our output. I believe we have since last December gone down hill in this regard. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: I have not named anyone.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: Yes, I have. My question to the Leader is this-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: I have not named anybody.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: I understand-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: I understand-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: I well understand why the Leader would want to interrupt me and not allow me to finish.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: My question to the Leader is, when will he revert to the situation where the main spokespersons had 15 to 20 minutes to develop their arguments, in particular on serious topics, which they had in the past? I have seen it limited to six minutes. I have been limited to two minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: Will the Leader tell us whether we are sitting next Tuesday? This Government came into office talking about reform-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: -----but it is doing everything to undermine the democratic process-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: ------and it is using its majority.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: I now understand we will not sit the day after a bank holiday.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: There is no justification for that.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: None whatsoever.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: Will the Leader change this? The real test will be whether we sit next Tuesday, as we normally do.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: On a point of order,-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: The Leader cannot make the charge that I impugned anyone. I did not.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: The record shows clearly what I stated and-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Jim Walsh: -----I ask the Leader to withdraw his allegation. It is untrue.