Road safety amendment Bill
Brendan Griffin urges prioritisation of the road safety amendment Bill, citing a predicted 13% rise in road deaths, but is repeatedly ruled out of order and ultimately ordered to leave. The Taoiseach confirms that the Bill is already prioritised and listed for publication during the session.
I refer to amending Bill on road safety. Will the Government prioritise this legislation in view of the fact that yesterday-----
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Excuse me, a Cheann Comhairle, I have a very important-----
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One does not make speeches on the Order of Business. This piece of legislation will be produced.
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I wanted to raise the very important issue of the predicted 13% increase in road fatalities in 2013.
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No, but it is very important-----
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As Deputies, we do not have a proper forum to raise matters-----
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The Ceann Comhairle should look to broadening-----
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I have to be fair to everybody. Resume your seat now or else you will find yourself outside the Chamber.
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I want to put this piece of legislation into context.
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I was putting the piece of promised legislation to which I had referred into context.
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You will adhere to the rules, like everybody else. I apply the rules. You do not make them. Other people make them. You can raise this in other fora.
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It is a serious matter. You cut me off. Deputy Keating made the same point.
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I can confirm for Deputy Griffin that the this amending Bill on road safety has already been prioritised and is listed for this session. For the information of all Deputies, when the legislative programme is produced at the commencement of each session, that information is on the website for all Deputies to see. If they check there they will see the roads (amendment) Bill is listed for publication in this session.