Deputy Gould, please.
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John McGuinness
Leas-Cheann Comhairle
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Will Deputy Gould please allow the Tánaiste to answer?
I call Deputy Whitmore. Deputy Gould-----
Deputy Whitmore.
Amendments Nos. 54 to 59, inclusive, have been declared out of order.
The time for this debate has now expired. Do Members have any short comments?
No. It is now 6.29 p.m. and I am obliged to put the question.
The time permitted for this debate having expired, I am required to put the following question, in accordance with an order of the Dáil of 8 July: "That the amendments set down by the Minister for Health and not disposed of are hereby made to the Bill; Fourth Stage is hereby completed; and the Bill is hereby passed."
As there are no amendments tabled for Report Stage, we now proceed to Fifth Stage.
Agreement to the Seanad amendments is reported to the House. A message will now be sent to Seanad Éireann acquainting it accordingly.
Yes.
Amendment No. 2 is in the name of Deputy Sheehan. Amendments Nos. 2 and 9 are related and will be discussed together.
Is Deputy Sheehan pressing the amendment?
Amendment No. 3 is out of order.
Amendments Nos. 5, 15 and 19 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 6 and 18 are related and will be discussed together.
Amendment No. 7 is out of order.
Amendments Nos. 10 to 14, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 16 and 17 are related and will be discussed together.
We are due to conclude at 4.15 p.m.
I support the Bill in principle. I believe it will unclog an issue in the planning process. I want to raise an issue and Deputy Stanley has spoken on it before me. I was out on a roadway last night between Kilkenny and Durrow. I was looking at the problem of the wind farms that will be behind and in front of the 15 houses along a stretch of that roadway. The meeting was quite constructive but it struck me the cards a…
I thank the Deputy. I call the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.
The Deputy is out of time.
I have to ask the Deputy to conclude. I call Deputy McGrath.
Committee Stage will be taken tomorrow.
Questions Nos. 87 and 88 are grouped. There is not sufficient time left in the slot to deal with them so I propose to move to the next item, which is Leaders' Questions. Is that agreed? Agreed.