Order of Business amendments
The Chair puts Senator Humphreys’s proposed Taoiseach amendment, which is withdrawn after a commitment to a September visit, then accepts Senator Burke’s amendment to advance the Missing Persons Bill.
Senator Kevin Humphreys has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That the Taoiseach be invited to come to the House to discuss new politics and the programme for Government." Is the amendment being pressed?
Comment on this
The Leader has given a commitment that the Taoiseach will come to the House on 29 September. Undoubtedly, it was due to me pressing the matter for the past four weeks. One can count on two fingers the number of times the Taoiseach has come to the House in the past five years.
Comment on this
I thank Senator Diarmuid Wilson for his support. I support his suggestion that the Taoiseach schedule three visits to this House every year. That might solve Fine Gael's problem with the Taoiseach's exit. If he had to come to the House three times every year, he might resolve that issue.