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Court of Appeal amendment ruled out

Summary

The Chair ruled Senator Ardagh's amendment out of order because it sought a Minister to answer for a matter outside current official responsibility.

Paul Coghlan An Leas-Chathaoirleach Fine Gael

Before I call the Leader to reply, it would be helpful for me to deal with Senator Ardagh's amendment, which called for a debate with the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Fitzgerald, on the appointment of the former Attorney General to the Court of Appeal to be taken today. I regret that I must rule the amendment out of order on the grounds that it requires a Minister to answer in this House for a matter in respect of which she has no current official responsibility.

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