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