Jones, Denis FrancisWednesday, 6 March 1974 |
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Private Business. - The Leopardstown Park Hospital (Trust Deed Amendment) Bill, 1972 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages.
I move: “That the Bill be received for final consideration.” Question put and agreed to. Agreed to take Fifth Stage today.
I move: That notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained under Standing Orders relative to Private Business, the Fifth Stage of the Leopardstown Park Hospital (Trust Deed Amendment) Bill, 1972 ...
I move: “That the Bill do now pass.” Question put and agreed to.
Private Business. - Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 1973: Committee Stage (Resumed).
Section 6.
I would ask the Deputy to confine his remarks to section 6.
Will the Deputy please speak on section 6?
I would ask the Deputy to speak on section 6.
We are not dealing with other legislation. The Deputy must speak on section 6.
Deputy Molloy.
Deputy Molloy.
The Chair has already asked Deputy Molloy to continue with his contribution to the debate.
Will the Deputy please keep to section 6? Notice taken that 20 Members were not present; House counted, and 20 Members being present,
Deputy O'Malley.
Deputy Harte must resume his seat. Deputy O'Malley.
Deputy Molloy replied. Deputy O'Malley on the section.
On the section.
Deputy Molloy had the opportunity of replying to the Minister and the Chair then requested him to come to the section. The Chair hopes Deputy O'Malley will do likewise. Section 6.
There is nothing in section 6 about a guillotine.
Will Deputies cease interrupting?
Deputy O'Malley must be allowed to speak.
Deputies must allow Deputy O'Malley to speak.
I hope the Deputy is not about to repeat what Deputy Molloy said.
Section 6.
Section 6.
Deputy Cunningham now on section 6.
The Chair will deal with the matter when he has heard the Deputy's argument and knows the trend of that argument.
That does not entitle the Deputy to advocate it on this subsection. The Chair on the last occasion ruled that the matter could not be dealt with under this section.
The Deputy may not go into that because, as the Chair pointed out on the last occasion, this Bill is in consonance with the Bill of 1963 which deals with the status of postal voters. That ruling has ...
The Chair will not be interested in anything other than what the Bill before the House at the moment provides.
The Chair will have regard only to what is here at the moment.
Now the Deputy must listen to the Chair.
The Deputy is well aware, as a skilled parliamentarian of long standing, that no one in this House may anticipate legislation. The Deputy is well aware of that.
The Chair has given a ruling and the Chair must be obeyed.
Let us keep to section 6 now.
We may not have a debate on that.
This has nothing to do with section 6. Deputy Tunney and Deputy Harte rose.
The Chair unfortunately did not realise Deputy Harte was going to offer.
Deputies Crowley and Harte will leave the House. (Interruptions.)
Deputies Crowley and Harte will leave the House.
The Deputy will resume his seat while the Chair is in possession. Deputies Crowley and Harte will leave the House.
The Chair is in possession.
Could the Chair appeal to Deputies? The debate is becoming emotional. If Deputies would contribute to the debate in a constructive fashion, without bringing in personalities or epithets across the H...
Deputy Tunney. (Interruptions.)
Would Deputies cease interrupting and allow the Deputy in possession to make his contribution?
Deputy Tunney.
The Chair would remind the Deputy that he is being repetitious in his argument, as he was on the last occasion he spoke.
The Chair has ruled that they are not.
The section just deals with the compiling of the register.
The Deputy is proceeding to deal with it although the Chair has ruled it out.
The Chair feels equally strongly that having given a ruling it should be obeyed.
We will deal with the Schedule when we get to it. Notice taken that 20 Members were not present; House counted, and 20 Members being present,
Section 3 does not fall to be dealt with now.
We are dealing with section 6.
The Deputy is digressing.
Private Members' Business. - Farm Income: Motion (Resumed).
The Deputy has one minute.
Deputy Collins.
I must put the motion now.
Private Members' Business. - Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 1973: Committee Stage (Resumed).
We cannot go back on that section now.
The Deputy is going back on a section that is finished now.
The Deputy will stay on the amendment now.
We are dealing with the amendment. Notice taken that 20 Members were not present; House counted, and 20 Members being present,
The Minister to resume his speech.
An tAire.
If the Deputy would wait for the Chair.
The Chair has often pointed out that within the House Deputies should not make allegations against people who have no opportunity to defend themselves here. This is a precedent of long standing in th...
The Chair has indicated that Deputies should not make allegations.
Is the Deputy reflecting on the Chair?
The Deputy is reflecting on the Chair by imputation then.
The Chair has taken note of that and has given from the Chair such advice as the Chair can give.
The Chair would advise Deputies that in regard to these matters epithets should not be flung around particularly where they are specific and where the person is identifiable.
An tAire.
On the amendment, Deputy.
Keep to the amendment, please.
The Deputy must keep to this amendment.
That is not relevant to this amendment. The Deputy must keep with the amendment.
Keep to this amendment, Deputy, amendment a.1.
The Deputy must keep to this amendment.
The amendment, please, Deputy.
The Deputy should keep to the amendment.
Amendment a.1.
Amendment a.1.
This point should not be raised at this time. There was a quorum present.
Not at this point.
Deputy Dowling, please.
The Deputy should keep to the amendment.
This seems to be repetitious.
The Deputy is an old Parliamentarian and he knows he is being repetitious and that to be repetitious is disorderly.
The Chair appreciates that and that is why he is asking the Deputy not to be repetitious.
We are dealing with the amendment.
We cannot deal with the section until the amendment is disposed of.
An tAire.
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