Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If the Senator will let me adjudicate on the point of order, which I have just done, I will give him clarity, if he would like to hear it. The Chief Whip is not answerable to the House with regard to the proposal. It is for the Government to reflect upon the request of Members. If the Government decides to come back with an amendment to the Order of Business of the day, the Leader may, under Standing Order 16, decide to put forward a proposition to amend the Order of Business agreed this morning. The Government Chief Whip is not in the Chair and does not have to answer the request. It is for Government to decide on the matter and to come back to the House if it so chooses.