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Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: What is your point of order?

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

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

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy, that is not a point of order. I have three speakers indicating-----

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Cowen, Deputy Howlin and Deputy Burton have indicated. Is this Deputy Cowen's first contribution on-----

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No, please.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy, carry on.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call Deputy Doherty. This is his second intervention.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call Deputy O'Dowd. Is this your second intervention?

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy spoke last evening on the same issue.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: You spoke last evening and made a very strong impression. I remember it clearly.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy's time is up.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: My apologies.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There is a requirement, please, to focus on the amendment.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy is wandering.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy is wandering away from the amendments again.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank Deputy Ellis. I am of the mind that we are still making Second Stage speeches. It might be helpful to the ongoing process if people would tell us which amendment they are speaking to. There are 18 in this group.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am reluctant to interrupt the Deputy-----

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: -----but I must. What the Deputy is saying is very interesting but it more akin to a Second Stage contribution. We are on Report Stage and there is an obligation on us to focus on the specific amendments.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is not yesterday now, it is today and we are under certain pressures. There certainly would be a degree of latitude but I ask the Deputy to focus on the amendments rather than on the generality of the legislation.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy cannot go into that general discussion.