Voting on Wednesday arrangements
Members question what is being voted on if the Private Members’ motion is not on the Order Paper, and ask for a deferral. The Ceann Comhairle says the House is voting on the arrangements for Wednesday’s business, then confirms the motion and committee meeting will proceed.
What are we voting on if there is no motion down for Private Member's business?
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It is interesting that this was not mentioned on the Order of Business, by the way.
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We need to know. Can I suggest the Ceann Comhairle defer-----
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The Deputies should reserve the right to make a recommendation at the committee meeting.
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We cannot vote on a motion that is not on the Order Paper.
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Can we defer a decision on Wednesday's business until later?
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No, we are voting on the arrangements. What Solidarity-People Before Profit includes in the arrangements is its own business. It may be impacted upon by the meeting of the Dáil group.
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That is a disgraceful thing to say to us. The Ceann Comhairle wrote to me at 9 p.m. last night. It is outrageous to tell us that it is our own business. The Ceann Comhairle is blocking it.
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The Ceann Comhairle is blocking the motion and he is making an outrageous statement now. Perhaps it is unprecedented, but he is doing it now.
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I am not bullying anyone. The Ceann Comhairle is being bullied by somebody who is advising him badly.
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Question put: "That the proposal for dealing with Wednesday's business be agreed to."
Do you agree with this result?