Will the Taoiseach commit to doing a feasibility study?
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Will the Taoiseach commit to doing a feasibility study?
The Government has failed to act repeatedly.
I said it had been refused. If I put it badly, I apologise.
I beg the Taoiseach's pardon. He asked me to clarify. I raised the issue repeatedly with the previous Minister with responsibility for transport.
I am aware of that.
The study has been refused repeatedly.
Great.
And a feasibility study.
I will clarify for Deputy Nash that he has four minutes to speak or two minutes if he is sharing time, and one minute each afterwards for final reply if he is sharing. The first Topical Issue matter is in the name of Deputy McAuliffe.
Deputy, please.
Will the Deputy please respect the Chair? I know it is difficult but we have another Topical Issue debate to get to. I ask for her co-operation.
We have five speakers on the final Topical Issue debate to whom I will allocate one minute each and, therefore, I ask for the co-operation of all Deputies. The normal time for a debate is four minutes. Deputies will have a minute each with half a minute for a supplementary question. I call Deputy Crowe.
I know. I am very conscious of that but replies can be read into the record. We have to apportion time.
Yes.
I do not want to interrupt the Deputy but his group has ten minutes with five minutes each.
I call Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.
I wish the Minister was in the room because I do not like giving out about somebody behind his or her back and I certainly intend to give out about him in respect of his contribution. The first thing he should have told us was that these regulations run out next Monday and what he intends to do on Monday when they run out. He then went on to tell us that it would be greatly damaging to the effort in protecting people from the virus if we abandoned these regulations. I am afraid that what is greatly damaging to our …
I beg the Deputy's pardon. I thought he was sharing time with five minutes each.
I thank the Deputy.
Deputy Kelly is next but I remind the House that the Minister will have ten minutes at the end to respond to many of the issues raised.