Order of Business disorder
A procedural dispute broke out after Senator Keogan objected to remarks on aviation. The Cathaoirleach ruled it was not a point of order and repeatedly said the Order of Business would not be reopened while the Deputy Leader and Senator Keogan briefly traded accusations.
I remind the Senator that it must be a point of order, not an issue raised by the Deputy Leader.
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It is a point of order. I did not get up when the Deputy Leader made some very personal attacks on me.
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That is not a point of order. A point of order is about the rules of the House.
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Sorry, I asked the Deputy Leader to ask the Minister for Transport to come to the House to discuss the aviation industry. That is what I asked her to do.
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All right. I thank the Cathaoirleach.
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Out of courtesy and to reply to the Senator, it was not a personalised attack. She used the word "butchering" and accused the Irish Government of butchering 4,000 jobs.
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That is why people are outside this House today.
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I merely reminded the Senator of her own words-----
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-----that are on the Seanad record for all to read and all to see from two months ago.
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Absolutely. Read everything that I have said about the industry.
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Yes. All I pointed out was the Senator's own words.
