Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will hear the Senator's point of order in a minute.

Now that everyone is back I wish to say that things got a little tetchy in the earlier session and I refer to the comments that have been made in the course of today's discussion about the duration of the debate on this Bill. The question of undue repetition of debate or irrelevance is a matter which, as the Chair of these proceedings, I keep under review. I am always conscious of the need to balance the right of Senators to contribute to debate with the need to discharge the business of the House efficiently. I will continue to monitor the progress of the debate and will make rulings in this regard whenever I as Leas-Chathaoirleach see fit.