Community banking amendment
The Chair formally restated Senator O’Donnell’s amendment seeking a debate with a Minister on the publication of the community banking report. Senator O’Donnell asked for flexibility on which Ministers might attend, the Leader suggested a split debate, and she ultimately did not press the amendment.
Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell has moved an amendment to the Order of Business: "That a debate with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment on the publication of a report on the introduction of community banking be taken today." Is the amendment being pressed?
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May I ask the Leader if it would be possible, since a precedent was set by the then Senator Averil Power in the last Seanad, that when the report is published we might be able to arrange that both the Minister for Finance, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, and the Minister for Rural and Community Development or the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment come to the Chamber?
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In the spirt of compromise and partnership that we have a rolling debate-----
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-----that we would have one Minister for one part of the debate and the next day we would have a second Minister. I am not against the Senator. I am trying to help her out.
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I would be well able for both of them.