Clarity on climate bill process
Deputy Boyd Barrett sought further clarification, arguing the Dáil should be allowed to debate the Bill rather than the committee blocking it. The Tánaiste repeated that the issue was for the Business Committee, not the Government.
I will not hold up the business of the House for much longer, but I seek clarification.
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The Deputy has held up the business of the House for 20 minutes.
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The Bill was passed in February 2018-----
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Deputies who wish to raise a point of order should refer to the provision under which they are doing so and we will deal with it.
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What was requested of the Government was that it allow a motion to be tabled in the Dáil to enable it, not a committee made up of Senators, to decide what should happen to the Bill.
Senators do not have the right to block a Bill passed by the Dáil. We are asking for Government time, even without debate, for a motion to allow for a debate on the Bill.
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Perhaps it will be necessary to discuss the matter again at the Business Committee next week. My understanding, however, is that the matter was clear.
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I am asking the Tánaiste.
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No, it is a matter for the Government.