O'Donoghue, JohnWednesday, 9 April 2008 |
Dáil Eireann Debate
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Ceisteanna — Questions - Official Engagements.
As I have often said in the past, Question Time is for asking questions, not for imparting information.
Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy.
The House will now hear expressions of sympathy on the death of former Member, Mr. Gene Fitzgerald. I extend a warm welcome to Mrs. Noreen Fitzgerald and her family to the Distinguished Visitors Gall...
Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32.
We were always on speaking terms.
Having given the matters raised full consideration, I do not consider them to be in order under Standing Order 32.
Order of Business.
There are two proposals to be put to the House. Is the proposal relating to No. 19 agreed? Agreed. Is the proposal relating to the suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1) agreed? Agreed.
The Deputy should not use the Order of Business to make speeches about transport in Dublin. She should confine her questions to legislative matters.
The Deputy is dealing in specifics and I ask him to confine his contribution to a question on legislation.
The Taoiseach has answered.
The Taoiseach cannot give a date and has answered that it will come before the House during this session.
The Deputy has made his point.
We cannot go into this now as there are more appropriate methods for raising these matters.
That will be given consideration but I must enforce Standing Orders or we will be here all night.
The Deputy will have to find a different way to raise that issue.
That matter is not for consideration.
The Deputy cannot go into the matter now.
That does not matter.
The Deputy knows he cannot go into that now.
We will look at that in the normal way.
The Deputy cannot discuss that matter now.
Mention it now, please.
What legislation is it?
The Deputy can only ask about promised legislation.
Does the Deputy have a question or is he making a statement?
Ask the question.
And the other legislation.
I call the Taoiseach on those two pieces of legislation. The Deputy has made his point.
We cannot discuss the content of the legislation.
That is for a Second Stage speech or an amendment.
Does the Deputy have a specific question?
We cannot go into that now.
I cannot make an exception for you, Deputy O’Sullivan.
Yes but the Deputy is not entitled to a prologue.
I ask the Taoiseach to respond in regard to the Children Act.
No prologues or epilogues are allowed.
To what legislation is the Deputy referring?
Is legislation promised in this area?
The matter of inclusion is another day’s work.
That is a matter for the Whips as the Deputy is well aware.
Come on.
On the legislation.
Is that promised legislation?
There is no legislation promised in this area.
Is legislation promised?
The main thing is that the ball lands in touch.
I was not.
Deputy Timmins should not mind the kudos.
We cannot drift into that.
I am sure the Chief Whip has something to offer but he can offer it elsewhere. We must move on.
European Council Meetings: Statements.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed).
The Minister of State’s time has expired.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Happy birthday.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Adjournment Debate - Hospitals Building Programme.
Allow the Minister of State to proceed without interruption.
Adjournment Debate - Crime Prevention.
The time for the debate has expired.
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