The Order of Business states we will take the motion regarding appointment of the chairperson and an ordinary member to the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO, without debate. The House needs to take stock of the fact that this burden has been transferred from central government onto local authorities, notwithstanding the fact that, in the case of Dún Laoghaire Harbour, the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company essentially ran the harbour into the ground and failed to take care of the maintenance obligations it had.
I call on the Deputy Leader to ask the Minister for Health to come to the House for a debate on this issue. During the debate on living with Covid, I will read out a number of letters I have received from people who are struggling to live, struggling to keep their businesses going and recovering from Covid who want to a real debate on how we can co-exist with Covid.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Niall Ó Donnghaile and Paul Gavan; Níl, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Seán Kyne.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: "That the Order of Business be agreed to." | Carried | 32–9 |
| Question put: | Carried | 33–9 |
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