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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Leader is talking double Dutch.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: The point is that we are taking all Stages.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order, is the Leader taking all Stages of two Bills in this House today, contrary to precedence and good practice?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Leader should just answer the question.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: Is there a gap between the Stages?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is not a question of progress. What progress will have been made at that stage?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: Will there be a break between the Stages of the Bill?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order, the Leader has still not agreed to a break between the Second Stage and the Stage where we table amendments.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: Surely the proper ordering of business would suggest there would be a break between Second and Committee Stages.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: What does "review progress" mean? Does it mean there will be a break to allow us to table amendments?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: In that case, why does the Leader not order it?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Leader may be under pressure from Government, but this is no way to order the business.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is just because the Government has not ordered the businesses in these Houses properly.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: All Stages should not be taken on one day anyway.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: It should not be for completion in one day anyway.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: All Stages of the legislation are being taken today. It is bad practice on the part of the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: By the Cabinet and not the Houses of the Oireachtas.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: It shows the Leader does not mean what he says.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order, the Leader said he would review the proceedings of the day depending on how things went. He would not give us a commitment to extend any particular section, but he appeared to say this morning-----

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: -----that there would be a review.