Ruling on waste debate amendment
The Chair rules Senator Ó Clochartaigh’s proposed debate out of order as repetitive of a recent statutory-instrument debate. Repeated challenges, claims that the ruling is wrong and a request for clarification are rejected.
Before I call on the Leader to reply, I advise Senator Ó Clochartaigh that I must rule his amendment out of order as such a debate would be repetitious of the debates on the motion to announce statutory instruments-----
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Order, please. I am speaking. His amendment is ruled out of order as it would be repetitious of the motion to annul SI 24 of 2016, which took place last Wednesday, 22 June. My ruling is in accordance with Standing Order 46.
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On a point of order. The Chair's ruling is preposterous.
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Hold on. I have given a ruling and I am not going to allow my ruling to be challenged. I have stated what Standing Order my ruling is in accordance with and call on the Leader to respond to the debate on the Order of Business.
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On a point of order, can the Leas-Chathaoirleach clarify-----
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Can the Leas-Chathaoirleach clarify how this debate is the same-----
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-----when I raised an issue that has come up-----
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-----since we had the debate?
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This issue came up on Friday-----
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The Leas-Chathaoirleach's ruling is wrong.
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If the Senator wishes to discuss the matter with me then he may do so in my office afterwards.
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I have a point of clarification to make. I ask Senator Ó Clochartaigh to immediately withdraw his remark that Fianna Fáil was complicit in misleading the Seanad last week.
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I shall ask my question during the debate.