Order of Business amendments
The Cathaoirleach reads amendments seeking three and a half hours for the Social Welfare Bill and time to discuss single-parent payment changes; Senator Byrne presses his amendment.
Senator David Cullinane has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That at least three and a half hours be allowed for the Second Stage debate on the Social Welfare Bill 2012."
Comment on this
Senator Thomas Byrne has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That 15 minutes be allowed prior to taking No. 4 to discuss the changes in payments to single parents as a result of budget 2011, of which recipients are now being notified." Is the amendment being pressed?