Contributions on the Order of Business will, therefore, be strictly confined to the arrangements for the taking of the two items of business, and any amendments proposed to the Order of Business must relate only to those arrangements. It relates to the Order of Business before us today, the sitting of the House and the arrangements. We have an Order of Business but it is not an Order of Business.
I ask the----- If I have a problem with the actual business that is ordered, it is open to me during that business to raise a point of order about that business. The Cathaoirleach is telling us, without citing any particular authority, that the Order of Business on this particular occasion, namely, arising on foot of a special sitting, precludes us from discussing whether this is the business to be taken today or whether any other business ought to be considered today.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Alice-Mary Higgins and Ivana Bacik; Níl, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Seán Kyne.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 14–35 |
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