Verona Murphy

The Deputy is over time.

One of the Deputy's colleagues will miss out because he went 20 seconds over his time. It is a minute and a minute.

I thank the Tánaiste. I call Deputy Sherlock on behalf of the Labour Party.

I thank the Deputy. I call on the Tánaiste.

Lest anyone thinks that Deputy O'Flynn has swapped grouping, he has not; I made a mistake. It is now the turn of the Independent and Parties Technical Group and Deputy Brian Stanley.

Thank you, Deputy. You are in another Member’s time.

These allegations were made yesterday and I addressed them.

The Deputy cannot make an allegation against a Member of either House. It is to protect the Deputy as well as everybody.

This is not a playground.

I addressed this yesterday.

As the Chair, I am asking the Deputy not to make those allegations again. We addressed this yesterday. It is being dealt with in writing to the Deputy's Whip. The Deputy can withdraw the allegations.

You can withdraw the allegations now, Deputy.

Now the Deputy's time is up.

Deputy Farrell's time is now up and she is in another Member's time. I call the Tánaiste to respond.

In relation to criminal investigations, I caution that the Deputy does not jeopardise anything.

Last but not least, I call Deputy O'Connor.

Is the Bill opposed?

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

I call Deputy Cullinane from Sinn Féin.

It is.

I thank Deputy Cullinane. We move now to the Independent and Parties Group. Deputies Murphy and Stanley have four and half minutes each.

I need to caution the Deputy that where there are criminal proceedings, we must be very careful not to jeopardise them.

I thank the Deputy. He is eating into his colleagues' time.

I thank the Minister of State and so say all of us.

Seanad Éireann has passed the Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025 without amendment.