Joe O'Toole (Independent)

I seek a ruling, a Chathaoirligh, regarding this evening's Private Members' motion, which asks us to reaffirm a key objective of Government policy. I am not sure whether, constitutionally or under Standing Orders, it is appropriate for the House to affirm the programme for Government, which is agreed between two parties. I do not know how the House can be brought into that matter. On a more pedantic point, we are being asked to reaffirm this objective. This must be an absolute misnomer because I do not recall the House taking a motion to reaffirm previously. The motion should be ruled out of order and I seek your advice in this regard, a Chathaoirligh.