Verona Murphy

Thank you Deputy. The Minister to respond.

I remind Deputies that they have 60 seconds each. If they take 70 seconds each, they are encroaching on other Members' time.

Thank you, Deputy.

Thank you, Deputy. The Minister to respond.

I thank the Deputy. I call the Minister.

I thank the Deputy.

Is the Bill being opposed?

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

The Deputy is correct.

Thank you, Deputy. I call Deputy Coppinger, sharing with Deputy Stanley.

We move now to the Independent Technical Group. Deputy Paul Lawless is sharing time with Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice with three minutes and six minutes.

That is red card for the Minister of State with regard to time.

I said I had better give him the same latitude as other Members. I do not think there is a more appropriate time than for me to mention a festival that will take place on 20 July in County Wexford to celebrate a century of harvest. Rathangan Country Fair: A Century of Harvest will celebrate every method of harvesting over the past 100 years and a world record will be set in the field. Everyone is…

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh - To discuss requests from clinical consultants for treatments that fall outside the range of services routinely commissioned. Deputy Michael Murphy - To discuss the means test for the carer's allowance as it appli…

In accordance with Standing Order 85(2), the division is deferred until the weekly division time this evening.

Taoiseach, finish. You have 30 seconds left.

Taoiseach, I will handle that. You have 30 seconds left.

Thank you, Taoiseach. Your time is up.

Thank you, Taoiseach. Your time is up now.

Thank you, Deputy. The Taoiseach to respond. Thank you, Deputy.

Deputy, your time is up.

The Taoiseach.

The Taoiseach, please.

Deputy Ó Broin, please.

Deputy, please stop interrupting.