Motion 18 and hill farmers
The Chair then put Senator Conway-Walsh's amendment that motion 18 be taken today. She insisted it was a stand-alone farming issue, while the Leader and Senators Mac Lochlainn and others accused each other of political tactics and repeated that the matter had been dealt with before.
Senator Conway-Walsh has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That No. 36, motion 18, be taken today." Is the amendment being pressed?
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Yes, on the basis that it is unacceptable that Fine Gael and its proppers-up in government will not take this-----
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When this was raised last week, Sinn Féin refused it.
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No. This is a serious stand-alone issue in farming-----
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-----and it cannot be absorbed into a wider farming debate.
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It is disgraceful and shows the Government's-----
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A Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael stitch-up.
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I can see the press release already. This was covered last week anyway.
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We want a debate with the Minister today.
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There will be a wider debate next week-----
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-----because Fianna Fáil is divided on the issue.