Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

On 11 December 2008, the Seanad returned the Charities Bill 2007 to the Dáil with 83 amendments, to which the agreement of the Dáil was sought. The Dáil considered those amendments on 11 February, accepted all but one of them without change, but made a change to amendment No. 71. The Seanad has now to decide whether it agrees with that additional amendment made by the Dáil.

I will call on the Leader to move the motion suggesting the action to be taken by the Seanad and then on the Minister to explain the decision taken by the Dáil. I remind Senators that each Senator may speak only once on the motion.