Verona Murphy

We will come back to Deputy Ó Laoghaire when we are finished with Deputy Collins.

We will now restart the clock.

I thank the Deputy. Before Deputy Ó Laoghaire begins, I ask the Clerk to confirm his entitlement.

I thank the Deputy. I ask the Chief Whip to respond.

Sorry Deputy, I am just about to respond. Resume your seat, please.

Thank you, Deputy.

Deputy-----

Thank you, Deputy.

I thank the Deputy. He has set down his amendment.

The question is that the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and that the proposed arrangements for this week's business are hereby agreed to. Is that agreed?

The Taoiseach is over time.

Is the Bill opposed?

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

We are.

I thank the Members. Before we proceed with the business, I wish to make a short statement. I wish to thank all who contributed to the motion today, including those who spoke against me, demonstrating their entitlement to free and orderly debate. It is regrettable the matter of speaking rights was unable to be resolved by consensus, despite 20 hours of full and frank discussion on the matter and m…

I am loath to interrupt, but I believe relevance might be an issue with regard to the Estimates debate.

Okay.

I do not wish to interrupt, but I point to relevance. This is a debate about funding and the Estimates. The matter the Deputy is discussing should be brought to GSOC as opposed to the Minister at this point. I ask her to stick to the topic of Estimates and funding.

Yes, but there needs to be relevance to that funding and to the Estimates. To be fair, what you are discussing relates more to making complaints to GSOC.

If that is happening, then I ask the Deputy to stick to the debate. I do not believe it has relevance.

Thank you, Deputy.

I have reprimanded the Deputy's colleague Deputy Farrell on relevance. This is a debate about the Revised Estimates. If the Deputy is saying something about the Estimates and money, which are what the debate is actually about-----

He should please stick-----

The Deputy should preface his remarks with a reference to funding, because I am not hearing that his remarks are about the Revised Estimates.

And funding.