Seanad Éireann has passed the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023, without amendment.
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Verona Murphy
Ceann Comhairle
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Is the Bill opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
Before I call Deputy Lawlor, who is a Wexford man, I welcome a school from Ballymitty. Deputies Lawlor and Malcolm Byrne happen to be in the Chamber. The students from Ballymitty national school are here along with the principal, Ms Audrey McCarthy, and Ms Foley, Ms Bohanna and Ms Fitzharris, who are teachers there. As a primary school, they were on an Erasmus programme in Sweden recently. They are off to Tarragona i…
I thank the Deputy. Deputy Connolly does not wish to contribute. Does Deputy McGuinness wish to withdraw the amendment?
Amendments Nos. 12 to 14, inclusive, have been ruled out of order.
Amendment No. 15 may be discussed with amendments Nos. 17 and 21.
Amendment No. 16 is as ord.
Amendment No. 18 is as ord.
I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025, taken on Tuesday, 8 April 2025. On the question, "That the Bill be now read a Second Time", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 85(2) that division must be taken now.
I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding protecting the Irish economy against increasing trade tariffs. On Wednesday, 9 April, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 85(2), that division must be taken now.
Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed to?
Can we have the Whip from each party or those wishing to record dissent, for 30 seconds?
Thank you, Deputy McDonald. That is 30 seconds, and your amendment is moved.
I call Deputy Duncan Smith.
That is fine, Deputy. In future I will call on you to speak and then ask the leader to move the amendment when the others have spoken.
I did, but I said I would come back to you next. Go ahead, Deputy.
Please, Deputies.
I thank the Chief Whip.
Deputy-----
The question is that the proposed arrangements are agreed to. Is that agreed?
I have the question which will explain all of that.
The question has to be put, Taoiseach, if everyone will just settle down.
I thank Deputy McDonald. I call the Taoiseach.
I thank the Deputy.