Appropriation Bill 2021 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2021-12-16
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Ossian Smyth (GP), Dún Laoghaire

I would be happy to talk to him about that.
Senator Kyne referenced constitutional changes that may be needed. It is a constitutional imperative to pass the Appropriation Bill today. We ran into a constitutional challenge and there was a sense of impending constitutional crisis. Senator McDowell even went to the High Court to establish whether the Seanad was properly constituted and so on. We had other problems. For example, we in the Dáil could not vote remotely and had to move to the convention centre, which hinged on constitutional challenges. Deputy Carroll MacNeill has suggested a constitutional change to allow us to vote remotely. I note that the European Parliament can vote remotely. I believe I am going far off topic, though.
Senator Gavan spoke about regeneration in Limerick and how there had been large sums of money supplied but he could not see where it had been spent. I invite him to submit questions asking for detailed breakdowns of where money has gone in the regeneration of Limerick. We will then go through it. I am sure that my colleague, Deputy Leddin, would be interested as well. As Senator Gavan knows, there is no one against doing that.
The Senator also asked about the Limerick-Ballybrophy line. Is that the one that has Cloughjordan station?

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Sitting date: 2021-12-16