When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
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When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to sit again?
Next Tuesday.
Next Tuesday at noon.
One of the great things about being towards the end of the Order of Business is that you have to keep finding new topics since the ones you were going to speak on have been used up. I completely support both Senator Crowe's comments on special exemption orders and a point which I was going to make earlier, which was raised by Senator Ardagh, about the amount of anti-social activity and behaviour, particularly in Dublin city centre. Most of us would like to think that Dublin could be like any other European capital …
I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."
Looking around the Chamber, I note that the Minister of State is a barrister, as are four of my colleagues. We are dealing with a justice matter, but this is technical legislation that we are bringing forward. We are trying to transpose legislation and recommendations from the EU and the UN into Irish law. Regarding research on this Bill, and the concept, I welcome the briefing note that we got from the Department last week. We also have the Minister of State’s speech today. I thank the Oireachtas Library and Resea…
Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile has eight minutes.
Our next contributor is Senator Mark Wall and he has eight minutes.
We are saving the best until last. I mean no disrespect to everybody else, obviously.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Senator Maria Byrne was not here earlier but she is more than welcome to make a contribution at this point. Then I will bring Senator Chambers in to respond to the debate. The Senator has six minutes.
I thank Senator Byrne. I call Senator Chambers to respond to the Minister of State.
I think the word is "forbearance". Senator Chambers is very welcome. While all legislation is very important, Senator Chambers' Bill is very important legislation, which is why I gave her a little bit of extra latitude in her response.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Before I conclude today's business, I want to mention that it is my first time back in the Chair since 27 March 2020. I thank every Member of this House because I would not be here without the Members of the Oireachtas deciding to allow me to come back, so I do appreciate that. It is great to be back and to see everybody back in the Chamber. I will now ask the Deputy Leader when it is proposed to sit again.
That is a better answer. Is that agreed? Agreed.