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Dáil
‹ An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Business Committee and speaking rules

Summary

Members continued joking and arguing around the business schedule, with questions about what would happen if the Brexit debate moved and whether any proposal was actually agreed. The Chair insisted on following the Business Committee’s arrangements, and Deputies criticised the usefulness of the committee and the consultation process.

We cannot get them to shut up.

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We will have a great time.

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I do not know anybody who has ever squeezed a Healy-Rae.

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Nor Mattie either.

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Can I finally ask is the proposal for dealing-----

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Can I just say-----

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That is very helpful, a Cheann Comhairle.

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The Chief Whip has been in twice already.

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If the Brexit debate is moving to Wednesday, that means that votable business that was scheduled for Wednesday will now be on Thursday afternoon.

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I am not saying anything about votable business.

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It includes the notification regarding NATO, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2018 and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018.

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That is a matter for the Business Committee. Let us not anticipate.

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Let us not anticipate.

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If we are changing them around like this-----

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Let us not anticipate here what we are-----

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That is a matter for the Government.

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-----on the floor of the House it has consequences for votable business.

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I am very aware of that.

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Of course, but let us not anticipate. We cannot determine what the meeting will decide before we have it. Wednesday's business is agreed without prejudice.

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Nothing is agreed.

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Is Thursday's business agreed?

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Subject to the Business Committee.

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Subject to the Business Committee's coming back with its proposals. Really and truly, if we are not going to run amok here every Tuesday we need to stick-----

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There is no point having a Business Committee.

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-----to the agreements and arrangements that have been made-----

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On the Business Committee.

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-----otherwise the Business Committee becomes an irrelevance.

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The Labour Party does not talk to the representatives you are sending to the Business Committee.

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This debate has been going on for a long time.

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The whole Dáil is allowed to say something about the business as well.

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