How stands the amendment? Is the Senator pushing it?

I was going to call people for the section when I get to the section.

We are on amendment No. 4 at the moment.

Amendment No. 6 has been ruled out of order as a potential charge on Revenue.

Amendment No. 9 has been ruled out of order as a potential charge on Revenue. I will read out the reasons for refusal. Amendment No. 9 would delete subsection (5) and insert section 10A completely. This subsection entitles local authorities to refuse to make homeless services available to a person where that person has refused a provision offer in the previous 24 months. By deleting this subsection, the amendment would oblige local authorities to make additional offers of homeless services to these persons and ther…

For clarification, it was neither the Minister nor the Bills Office ruled it out of order. The Cathaoirleach ruled it out of order.

At the end of the day, it was the Cathaoirleach.

The Minister will come in once everybody has spoken on the section, if he wants to come in. I call Senator Higgins.

Amendments Nos. 10 and 11 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Amendments Nos. 12 and 13 have been ruled out of order as they involve a potential charge on the Exchequer.

Amendment No. 15 has been ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge on the Exchequer.

Amendments Nos. 16 to 18, inclusive, are related and may be taken together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

We are not dealing with the section yet. The Senator can address that shortly.

Amendment No. 20 has been ruled out of order as it is in conflict with the principle of the Bill. Senator Harmon wants me to read out the reason. Amendment No. 20 would require the Minister to cause an equality impact assessment to be carried out before the commencement of a specified section of the Act by a commencement order. It is an established principle that amendments that would make the commencement of the Act contingent on actions external to the control of the House are not in order as this is in conflict …

Does the Minister wish to reply?

As it is now 8.15 p.m., I am required to put the following question in accordance with the Order of the Seanad of this day: "That amendment No. 22 is hereby negatived in Committee; that section 22 is hereby agreed to in Committee; in respect of each of the sections undisposed of, the section is hereby agreed to in Committee; the Title is hereby agreed to in Committee; the Bill is accordingly reported to the House without amendment; Fourth Stage is hereby completed and the Bill is hereby received for final considera…

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This is an historic day. It is a proud moment for any of us to come in here as representatives, whether it is as a Senator, a Deputy or a Minister of State. For a Senator to introduce legislation back in 2022 and to then see it passed today, sitting here as a Minister of State, is a fantastic achievement. I acknowledge the representatives of the Irish Cancer Society in the Public Gallery today. This legislation on the right to be forgotten is very important. The Minister of State has been passionate about the issue…

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