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Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad

Seanad Éireann has passed the Finance Bill 2019, without recommendation.

Estimates for Public Services 2019: Message from Select Committee

The Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for public services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2...

The Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimates for public services for the service of the year ending 31 Decemb...

  The Dáil adjourned at 10.10 p.m. until 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, 12 December 2019.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

I call on the leader of Fianna Fáil, Deputy Micheál Martin, to pose his first question. I remind the House that I was accused yesterday by some of giving an inordinate amount of time to some and n...

We will see.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (Continued)

I thank the Taoiseach.

Deputy Micheál Martin has one minute.

I call the Taoiseach to respond.

I call the Taoiseach to respond.

I call the Taoiseach to respond. Deputy Micheál Martin cannot go to two minutes for a one-minute question.

We cannot go to two minutes for a one minute question.

We have to change the rules.

Deputy Micheál Martin, please. No wonder I am being criticised.

That is fine. I am here to implement the rules.

The Taoiseach to respond. The Deputy must observe the time limit.

The Taoiseach will respond.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation

We will now deal with questions on promised legislation or the programme for Government. This is not an opportunity to deal with issues more suitable for parliamentary questions or Topical Issue m...

Each leader has a right to put a question and receive a reply. When it is the turn of Independents 4 Change, Deputy Broughan will have a right to raise the matter, even if it is a repetition of a ...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (Continued)

We do not expect the Taoiseach to know the details but perhaps he will ask the Minister for Education and Skills.

Deputy Michael Moynihan is next. He did not get in yesterday.

Deputy McLoughlin was not in yesterday.

We are going from one extreme to the other.

Has the Minister any comment? Is it a matter for the Minister?

Deputy Eugene Murphy did not speak yesterday.

I ask that the response be brief. Is there proposed legislation?

Deputy Neville did not get an opportunity yesterday.

It is an appropriate question.

That is what the Questions on Promised Legislation slot is meant for.

  There are three Members who contributed yesterday. There will be no statements. Deputy Michael Collins h...

Thirty seconds now.

A question.

The Deputy will be cut short.

Perhaps the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, would get back to his southern colleague.

Deputy McConalogue has 30 seconds.

I understand the Taoiseach already has the details.

Deputy Malcolm Byrne has 30 seconds.

Just on the principle of an electoral commission.

Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2019: 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.

Cabinet Committee Meetings (Continued)

We agreed that the Deputy would have one and a half minutes. His time is up.

The Deputy's time is up.

Deputy Paul Murphy's name is not attached to these questions because they were carried over from yesterday. Under Standing Order 39(1)(e), it is necessary to advise the Questions Office in such in...

The Taoiseach has five minutes to reply.

We are eating into the time.

We have to allocate the time.

Scouting Ireland: Statements (Resumed)

Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin was in possession but is not present. As Chairman of the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Farrell has ten minutes.