Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On a point of order, that does not apply. That does not apply to all the ways we operate in this House. On the issue of list to which the Cathaoirleach is referring regarding the Order of Business and other debates, whether they concern legislation, or statements, there is no uniformity of application from the Cathaoirleach regarding the names that are submitted. That is the point that I am making. I am not having a row with the Cathaoirleach, and I apologise if he has taken it personally, because it was not meant that way. However, there is an inconsistency in the use of a system of names for the allocation of speaking slots. That is the point I am making. I was not referring to the Cathaoirleach, and I apologise if he thinks I was, because I was not. However, one could be here for a debate on a given day, waiting to get in and not able to get in, even though one's name has been submitted. There are a number of lists being operated by those in the chair that the Cathaoirleach occupies, and the system is not fair to Members who come here in good faith. That is the point I am making; I am not just referring to what happened this morning, but I do take the Cathaoirleach's point. The reason that I am aggrieved relates to the point Senator Boyhan has made, which is that many of us have submitted our names, and have not been able to get in because there is a different list system in operation. That is the point I am making.That is the point I am making. Can you see it from my perspective, a Chathaoirligh?