Deputy Gould, please.
TDs / John McGuinness
John McGuinness
Leas-Cheann Comhairle
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423
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Please conclude, Deputy.
Please resume your seat, Deputy.
Will Deputy Gould please allow the Tánaiste to respond?
Please, Deputy Gould.
Resume your seat, Deputy Doherty.
Please show some respect for the Tánaiste.
A bit of order, Deputy.
Conclude, Deputy O'Callaghan.
Is the Bill being opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
Thank you, Minister.
Question No. 4 is being taken by Deputy Neville.
The Deputy is looking for a date.
As there are no further Deputies offering, that concludes questions.
I will take up from where the Minister of State left off. Community is important. The engagement of community with any project ensures its success or failure. From the beginning of this process dealing with those that were coming to our country for protection or arriving here without their documentation or arriving here illegally, the Department did not respond in the way that it should. We have to acknowledge that. …
I thank the Deputy.
The Deputy is taking Deputy Collins' time now.
The Deputy must conclude.
The Deputy should conclude.
There will be many families and community groups in my constituency that will listen to this debate and wonder how quickly this Bill has come before us here in the Dáil and note how well supported it has been across all parties and groups. They will then look at the regulations for windfarms. There was a debate here in 2013 and the then Minister was asked for regulations, to level the playing field and to ensure that…
The division is postponed until the weekly division time tomorrow evening.
Deputy, please.
Let the Minister answer the question.
The Deputy should not make reference to individuals who cannot defend themselves.