Verona Murphy

I call on Deputy Dolan, as proposer.

I am adjourning the House until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.

I thank the Clerk. I wish to thank the people of Wexford who once again have put their trust in me to represent them. It is an honour and a privilege to do so. I take this opportunity to thank my colleagues in the Regional Group for the confidence they have placed in me, nominating me for the position of Ceann Comhairle. I pay tribute to the outgoing Ceann Comhairle, in particular for the kindness…

I am humbled, honoured and privileged to serve as Ceann Comhairle of this great State. When it was first proposed to me by Deputy Michael Lowry if I would consider a nomination from the group as Ceann Comhairle, my initial thought was how it would affect my ability to represent the people of Wexford, and whether he was serious at all. Having consulted with my team and supporters, however, they gav…

We will move to nominations for an Taoiseach, the next business item.

Later, I would have thought. I will ask the Clerk.

We will continue with the nomination. There is speaking time after that.

The next business is the nomination of Taoiseach pursuant to Article 13.1.1° of the Constitution. I invite Members to make nominations for Taoiseach. I remind Members that it is custom to second nominations for Taoiseach but this is not mandatory.

I call Deputy Joanna Byrne as seconder.

As there are no other nominations, I call the Tánaiste, Deputy Micheál Martin, to respond to the motion.

I thank the Tánaiste.

I thank the Tánaiste. I will start as I mean to go on.

I thank the Tánaiste. We will move on.

I thank the Tánaiste. We move now to the leader of the Labour Party, Deputy Ivana Bacik.

I thank the Deputy. We now move to the deputy leader of the Social Democrats, Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.

Apologies, I was not aware. That is no problem, I call Deputy Hearne.

We move to a representative of the regional technical group convened by Deputy Michael Lowry.

We move to the technical group convened by Deputy Boyd Barrett. I call Deputy Healy.

Is that agreed? Agreed. You have a minute each.

The Deputy’s time is up. He should conclude to be fair to his colleagues.

Thank you. The Deputy’s time is up. I call her colleague, Deputy Boyd Barrett.

The Deputy is running down her colleague’s time.

Deputy Coppinger, if there is no time left your colleague will not be able to speak.

Deputy Boyd Barrett, you have 20 seconds.

Thank you, Deputy, your colleague is signalling to speak. You have 16 seconds, Deputy.