Clarifying Norris's motion
Horkan and the Leader clarified that Norris would be offered an hour’s debate tomorrow on the Shane O'Farrell motion, without a vote today if needed. Norris remained concerned that the motion might still be opposed.
I think this is genuinely a point of order because we are discussing the Order of Business. Senator Norris seems to be concerned that tomorrow he will not get an opportunity to debate the motion because it will be shot down. However, my understanding from what the Leader has said - he might clarify - is that he is offering, without any vote-----
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-----to put on the schedule tomorrow an hour's debate, without the Minister, on the matter, and tomorrow morning he will read out the Order of Business, including an hour of debate on the case of Shane O'Farrell-----
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-----and he will not try to avoid doing that.
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I did not say I would oppose it. To help Senator Norris, I have offered him an hour's debate tomorrow-----
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And the Leader will not oppose it.