Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I might ask for your ruling on this issue, a Chathaoirligh. The relevant Standing Order is Standing Order 16 which establishes the right of the Leader to propose, at the commencement of public business, the business for each sitting day and the order in which it shall be taken. It is true that in the Dáil the Taoiseach may propose speaking time limits, but the Leader does not have the authority to do so. While the practice may have developed that the House acquiesces in that regard, it is not in order.