John McGuinness

Address your remarks through the Chair, please.

Will the Deputy address the amendment please?

Is the amendment being pressed?

We will move on to Questions Nos. 19 to 31, inclusive. We are due to finish at 4.12 p.m.

The Deputy is taking time from the other speakers.

I skipped a Member in terms of his question. With permission of the House, Deputy Hayes can ask it now.

I ask the Deputy to conclude.

Deputy Aindrias Moynihan is taking Question No. 101.

Order, please.

Deputy Daly has a related question.

I call Deputy Eoghan Kenny.

Order, please. I call Deputy Eoghan Kenny.

Deputy Murphy, you should not go there, please. You are out of order.

Deputy Murphy should conclude. I do not have to tell the Tánaiste that if the matter is in the courts-----

Is the Bill opposed?

Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

Is the Bill being opposed?

Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

I acknowledge the very serious flood issues in Carlow. I visited a number of the businesses and households there. Of course, it is the same everywhere else that is affected by flooding. There is devastation after the flood. There is the attempt on more than one occasion to rebuild a life and a home. They are fed up of waiting for the schemes that have been talked about by us in here for years and …

I thank the Taoiseach. I call Deputy McDonald.

I ask the Taoiseach to conclude. I call Deputy McDonald.

I thank the Deputy.

I ask Deputy McDonald to conclude.

I thank Deputy McDonald. I call the Taoiseach.

Order, please.