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Office of the Attorney General

Summary

Senator Keane supports discussing the Office of the Attorney General and rejects the suggestion that its advice is made independently, but the Chair maintains that the subject cannot be debated.

I welcome a debate on the Office of the Attorney General, which applies not to one person but to four.

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

We cannot debate the Office of the Attorney General.

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Then we should not imply, as a Senator did, that the Attorney General wakes up in the morning and makes statements off her own bat. She is advised by the Advisory Counsels, the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government, the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and-----

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

We cannot discuss the Attorney General. I have already ruled on the matter.

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I would like to know how one Senator can make a whole statement on the issue and another Senator cannot comment on it.

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

I have ruled on the issue

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