Gallagher, Pat the Cope, Gallagher, Pat the Cope

Estimates for Public Services 2019: Message from Select Committee

The Select Committee on Rural and Community Development has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2019 - V...

Social Welfare Rates (Continued)

Yes.

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Time please.

The Minister's time is up.

The first supplementary question-----

All Members will keep an eye on the clock. There are other Deputies waiting.

I call Deputy O'Dea.

I call Deputy Bríd Smith.

The Minister said that she is committed to finding a solution.

The Minister is committed to finding a solution. I call Deputy Bríd Smith.

The Deputy has 30 seconds to introduce her question.

This is what you do for your country.

Local Employment Service

You have only two minutes, Minister.

Employment Rights

I ask the Deputies to abide by the one-minute rule.

Employment Rights (Continued)

The Minister was allowed six minutes but she did not have six minutes.

It is a simple rule. If three or more Deputies table a question, the Minister will have six minutes to reply.

The Minister will answer the Deputy's question next. We would not deprive Deputy Clare Daly.

If the Deputy poses her question, we will allow the Minister some extra minutes to answer.

When I remind Deputies of the one-minute rule, everybody agrees but nobody abides by it. I will allow a short supplementary question from Deputy Niall Collins.

The Deputy is asking a different question.

That is a different question.

The Minister to answer the substantive questions.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy John McGuinness - the need...

The matters raised by Deputies John McGuinness; Kate O'Connell and Bernard Durkan; Maureen O'Sullivan; and Eoin Ó Broin and John Curran have been selected for discussion.

Fibromyalgia: Statements (Continued)

Is that agreed? Agreed.

Bogaimid ar aghaidh anois chuig an Teachta Gino Kenny, who, I understand, is sharing time with Deputy Paul Murphy.

Deputy Pringle is sharing time with Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan.

We now move back to Fianna Fáil. I call Deputy McGuinness.

Is that agreed? Agreed.