Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2023-05-16
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Paul Gavan (SF), Labour Panel

The Minister is very welcome. If I am mistaken on this, I stand to be corrected. As I came into the Chamber, my party had received no email outlining which of our amendments, if any, have been ruled out of order, which is not satisfactory or fair. For those watching at home as well as our guests in the Chamber, it is important for the public to understand that very many substantive amendments have been ruled out of order, which means we cannot actually discuss them.
This is even though they relate to very important issues about which we have received hundreds, if not thousands, of communications. I am very frustrated by that. At the very least, we should know, in a timely fashion, whether our amendments have been ruled out of order and which ones. It is entirely unsatisfactory in respect of this debate.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-16