Business of Dáil: Motion Dail Éireann — 2021-07-08 ============================================================ Paschal Donohoe (FG), Dublin Central I move: That, notwithstanding the Order of Business of Tuesday, No. 9 a , motion regarding the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021, shall be taken now and that any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Is that proposal agreed? Mattie McGrath (IND), Tipperary It is not agreed. Mairéad Farrell (SF), Galway West It is not agreed. It was proposed yesterday----- Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South I cannot hear you, Deputy. We are not having a debate on it, but it is not agreed. Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West On a point of order, can we not discuss the proposal for at least a minute? He is attempting to ram this through. Mairéad Farrell (SF), Galway West There was no request for a waiver at the Business Committee either. We were discussing this in the finance committee yesterday and there was no agreement on it. Now it is just being railroaded through. That is absolutely unacceptable. Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West On a point of order, a Cheann Comhairle, for the Minister to come to the House on a Thursday, just before the close of business, to attempt to ram this through with no discussion whatsoever----- Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Excuse me, Deputy Murphy. Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West This will have an impact of €500 for hundreds of thousands of homes. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Please resume your seat, Deputy Murphy. Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West A Cheann Comhairle, we need to debate it at least. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Please resume your seat. I am not taking a contribution from Deputy Mattie McGrath either. This matter was before the Business Committee this morning and nobody objected. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal A Cheann Comhairle, I have to protest. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Resume your seat, please. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal That is an inaccurate record of what happened, a Cheann Comhairle. Please let me protest about that. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Protest away. Let me rephrase it. I, personally, have no recollection of anybody objecting to it at the Business Committee. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal No, no. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South I have to put the question. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal The process was not followed properly. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Resume your seat, Deputy. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal No, a Cheann Comhairle. You made a statement that was wrong. It is just wrong. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Resume your seat. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal The process was not followed. You are bringing the Business Committee into disrepute. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Please do not be disorderly. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal You are bringing our committee into disrepute. I want to be clear about that. The process was not followed. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Deputy, you are bringing the House into disrepute. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal The process was not followed. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Resume your seat. If you have respect for the House, you will resume your seat. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal I am asking for a point of clarification. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South The Chair is on its feet and the Member will resume his seat. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal You have made a statement that brings the Business Committee into disrepute. I am asking for a point of clarification. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Resume your seat, please. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal A point of clarification. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South No. Resume your seat. The question has been put. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal Was a waiver requested of the Business Committee? Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Deputy, do not force me to suspend the sitting. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal Was a waiver requested of our committee? Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South Deputy, do not force me to suspend. The question has been put. --- Source: Houses of the Oireachtas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The Official Report is revised after first publication; the fetch timestamp below identifies the version quoted. Record URI: https://data.oireachtas.ie/akn/ie/debateRecord/dail/2021-07-08/debate/main Retrieved: 2026-08-14T04:49:30+00:00 Sitting date: 2021-07-08