Ciúnas, a chara. Amendments Nos. 4 and 272 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Before I call Senator Craughwell, I welcome the guests of Senator Laura Harmon from Cork Boat Club, who are here today for their first time in Leinster House. You are most welcome to Seanad Éireann. I also welcome Darragh Walker to the Gallery, who is carrying out work experience organised by Councillor Catherine Fitzgerald.

Sorry Senator, I am allowing latitude in relation to this because it is in relation to reporting, but we should refer to the amendments and to the Bill, not to the Minister.

Sorry, Senator. All I am trying to do is explain. I am allowing latitude because I realise that we will not get to most of the amendments. It is in relation to the reporting on the Bill itself but I am asking the Senator to try to stick within that.

Before I call Senator McDowell, it is important to reflect the concerns of Members in relation to the number of amendments introduced. Given the arrival of so many amendments, the Houses of the Oireachtas staff had to work throughout the St. Patrick's Day weekend, late on Monday and beyond to process them. This is not the way staff of the Oireachtas should have to spend their time on legislation coming from the Dáil. I thank the Minister for outlining the time pressures and the Members for raising their concerns on…

Senator Flynn is trying to interject, which she is allowed to do under Standing Orders only if Senator Mullen allows. If he does not want to do it----

Senator Flynn has 30 seconds.

I thank the Senator. As already stated, because many of the amendments will not be reached, I am allowing a little latitude. This amendment relates to the human rights element of the European Convention on Human Rights, which is an element relating to identity and other issues. I am being fair to everybody and am giving a lot of latitude because many of the amendments will not be reached. This does relate to human rights as well. People can discuss it in that context.

Before I call the next speaker, I welcome those from the men's club in Fermoy. They are here as guests of Deputy Noel McCarthy. Among them is J.J. Bunyan, a fellow Kerry man. If you have a long road to travel, J.J. will keep you entertained. Whether it is from here to Fermoy, Kerry or all the way to America by boat, he will keep you entertained all the way. I thank J.J. for being here and I declare he helped me get my nomination for the first Seanad election I ran in in 2007.

Yes, he is the one responsible for that. I thank J.J.

Amendments Nos. 20 and 273 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Amendments Nos. 21 and 22 have been ruled out of order.

Before I call the next speaker, I welcome Conor Welby and Claire Quan, guests of Senator Shane Curley. They are most welcome. We also have guests of Senator Ollie Crowe from Galway University - Lauren Ormond, who is a daughter of Councillor Peter Ormond from Offaly and Rachel Hoade Scully, a daughter of Councillor Mary Scully. I welcome Adam, Aidan, Darragh, Harry, Jack, Lauren and Rachel. They are all most welcome to Seanad Éireann. I thank them for being here for this debate. I am sure they are proceeding to the …

No. I am sorry but they are out of order.

They are out of order.

I did not see the hand.

The amendments are out of order.

Yes.

They were negatived on Committee Stage.

Amendments Nos. 25, 26, 153, 162 and 193 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.