Ó Fearghaíl, Seán

Leaders' Questions (Continued)

Thank you, Taoiseach. I call Deputy Bríd Smith.

Order of Business (Continued)

I thank Deputy Daly. There are three proposals to put to the House today. No. 1 is a proposal for dealing with Tuesday's business. Is today's business agreed to?

I call Deputy Martin.

We cannot have a debate on the matter.

I point out to Members, solely for their information, that all Deputies who submitted this issue for discussion in the Topical Issue debate have been selected and that-----

For clarity, 24 minutes will be available for that. A request for a special notice question was submitted and I regret to say that that request does not comply with the terms of the Standing Order...

Does the Taoiseach wish to respond?

Can we have order to allow the Taoiseach respond?

We can vote but I point out to Deputies that if we vote, we are not voting on anything that has anything to do with the Garda Commissioner because that is what is before us. If Members see fit, we...

I took into account that I received the request for a private notice question after I had made a decision to call people for a Topical Issue. I am conscious of the fact that the Tánaiste and Minis...

It was not in order because there were-----

No. I do not think it would, but I made a judgment based on the opportunities, in accordance with long, long established precedent.

Are people in agreement that we will meet at 3.30 p.m.?

The business as set out before the House is not controversial. There is nothing to be gained by anybody-----

I am giving the Deputy an undertaking that we will convene a meeting at 3.30 p.m. and if that requires a further proposal to be put to the House, we will come back with that further proposal.

We can come back at 4 p.m. or 4.30 p.m. with a further proposal if that is agreed.

Yes.

Yes. Can I take it that the proposal for dealing with Tuesday's Order of Business is agreed to?

No. It is either agreed to or not agreed to.

It is not agreed. Okay.

We have no-----

Let me be clear. It is not a matter for the House to decide what happens in Government Business time.

I will take that.

Yes.

That would make more sense. We could go straight into Taoiseach's Questions now and while they are being taken, we will convene a meeting of the Business Committee.

It is not going to fit in now. We will convene a meeting of the Business Committee in Room 2 immediately and the House will proceed with Taoiseach's Questions.

Yes, we will be coming back to them.

Government-Church Dialogue

Thank you, Deputy.

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (Continued)

That concludes Taoiseach's Questions. I call Deputy Jim Daly, on behalf of-----

That is not a point of order.

I call Deputy Jim Daly to present a revised Order of Business.

I call Deputy Jim Daly to present a revised Order of Business.

Business of Dáil

I take it that the proposals for today's business are agreed to? Agreed. Is the business proposed for Wednesday agreed to?

Yes, of course.

It was discussed at the meeting of the Business Committee we just had. Members felt very strongly that it would be inappropriate to take out tomorrow's debate on Northern Ireland, which had been a...

Is the business for Wednesday agreed? Agreed. Is the business agreed for Thursday? Agreed.

Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: First Stage (Continued)

Is the Bill opposed?

Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage

Is the Bill opposed?

Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

An Garda Síochána: Statements

An chéad phíosa gnó eile ná ráitis maidir leis an nGarda Síochána, statements on An Garda Síochána. We have two hours for this debate. I call on the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality...

An Garda Síochána: Statements (Continued)

In accordance with the agreement made earlier, there are ten minutes for each spokesperson. That can include a statement and a series of questions.

The procedure was to have statements and questions, whatever the Members decided. We can take all the questions and come back to the Minister.

We can, actually. Does the Minister want to take five minutes of questions from Deputy O'Callaghan and then we-----

That is fine.

The Deputy is running out of time. I ask the Tánaiste to be brief.

Thank you, Tánaiste.

No, Deputy. Your time is up. We have to move on.

I thank the Tánaiste. Our next contributor is Deputy Sean Sherlock.

The Deputy must let the Tánaiste answer-----

Money Advice and Budgeting Service and Citizen Information Centres: Motion [Private Members] (Continued)

The next speakers are Deputies Marc MacSharry, John Curran and Frank O'Rourke.

I think the Deputy is taking a little licence.

The Deputy is taking advantage of my gentle nature.

Deputy Jackie Cahill is sharing time with two or three of his colleagues.

Let us not get into that matter.

In accordance with Standing Order 70(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Thursday, 30 March 2017.

Estimates for Public Services 2017: Message from Select Committee

The Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2017: Vo...

  The Dáil adjourned at 9.45 p.m. until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 29 March 2017.