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‹ Order of Business

Road safety amendment Bill

Summary

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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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

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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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Yes, but not on the Order of Business.

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No, but it is very important-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

It is not on the Order of Business. Resume your seat.

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As Deputies, we do not have a proper forum to raise matters-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Get the Order of Business changed then.

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The Ceann Comhairle should look to broadening-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

It is not up to me. Thank you.

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I wanted to ask-----

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What about the Chief Whip?

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Thank you. Resume your seat.

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The promised legislation-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

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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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

I am telling you to resume your seat.

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I will resume my seat but-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Resume your seat, I said.

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I was putting the piece of promised legislation to which I had referred into context.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Deputy, next time you do that you will find yourself outside the Chamber.

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It is a very serious matter.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

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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Enda Kenny The Taoiseach Fine Gael

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.

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