Senator Gerard Craughwell- speech from 12 Jul 2022

I never spoke on amendment number 17. No, it's the grouping, it's the whole grouping. Come on now. I'm only telling you, the grouping is quite extensive, I won't even read all of it. Looking at the grouping, it's very hard to see how you can jump from one place to another place and what I was trying to do was to facilitate debates with the Minister that would follow some sort of sequence. I know, but unfortunately at report stage, while it's allowed at committee stage, report stage, it's... But I mean, you will appreciate that this is a very important amendment that deals with city and county councillors. The rules are the rules, and the rules are that you contribute on the report stage. On the entire group. But I mean, Senator Higgins was allowed in a second time. Pardon? Senator Higgins was allowed in a second time. But she's a proposal. But sure, I proposed this one. No, you didn't. Yes, I did. If you look at it there, number 70 proposed by me. You didn't move it yet. No, but like that, when When we get to it, when we get to it, when we get to it, which is, it will already have been discussed. We haven't got to it yet. Sorry, too much background noise. Sorry. Okay, sorry. Just for the, just so I can be of assistance, Senator Crockwell. So, because this, we're speaking on section 46, but it's all, we, the grouping, which was agreed at the last debate, is every, all of these amendments, including your amendment, which we will get to. But we will have, the discussion is now, and you come in once on report stage. So, you're telling me that somebody that proposed the first amendment in this group. Yeah. Can we come back a second time, and not those of us. I mean, this is the problem with grouping now. You put a situation here where you've ruled us out from making our point. No, you're entitled to make your point for as long as you want in relation to your contribution at report stage, but you can only do it once. So, when I stood up the last time I was supposed to deal with, amendment 51, amendment 70, amendment, ah, come on, for God's sake. That's the rules. It's always been the rules. I'm already implementing the rules. Listen, I can deal with the Cahir, look, giving me direction here. The rest of you can be quiet, if you don't mind. Okay. Well, I, I, I, I, I thank, I thank many of the... And, by the way, by the way, Cahir, look, thank you, Senator. This, this, this, this particular amendment impacts all of us in this room, except for the Minister, unless, of course, does a change of government and he finds himself back in here, but... Members, members have made their contribution. Well, come on. Senator, I... Well, maybe the Minister will address that issue for me as, as, as a token of good faith. Minister, entirely up to you. Thank you.