Mary Butler: Confidence Motion Must Come First
Mary Butler addressed the Dáil to insist the government bring a motion of confidence at the earliest opportunity so the house can express its view and move on to pressing business. She argued this is normal practice when the opposition tables a motion of no confidence and must supersede other business to allow implementation of supports announced on Sunday.
Mary Butler reminds colleagues that when the Dáil schedule was circulated last September, nobody objected to it. She underlines that it is normal practice for the government to table a motion of confidence in response to an opposition no-confidence motion.
Butler emphasises that the confidence motion should take precedence and be heard at the earliest opportunity so the Dáil can get on with important business. She calls for the order of business to stand so parliamentary time is used to resolve confidence and proceed.
The speaker notes that the confidence motion will be followed by financial resolutions to underpin the significant package of supports announced by government on Sunday. Mary Butler stresses these reliefs must be implemented immediately once the Dáil has had the opportunity to express confidence.
Scheduling and precedent
Mary Butler reminds colleagues that when the Dáil schedule was circulated last September, nobody objected to it. She underlines that it is normal practice for the government to table a motion of confidence in response to an opposition no-confidence motion.
Procedure and priority
Butler emphasises that the confidence motion should take precedence and be heard at the earliest opportunity so the Dáil can get on with important business. She calls for the order of business to stand so parliamentary time is used to resolve confidence and proceed.
Financial resolutions and reliefs
The speaker notes that the confidence motion will be followed by financial resolutions to underpin the significant package of supports announced by government on Sunday. Mary Butler stresses these reliefs must be implemented immediately once the Dáil has had the opportunity to express confidence.
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Transcript
Can I just say at the outset, when the Dáil schedule was circulated last September, nobody in this house objected to it. That's the first point. It is normal practice for the government to put forward a motion of confidence when a motion of no confidence is tabled by the opposition. It is important that this happens at the earliest opportunity, supersedes all other business, so that the Dáil has the opportunity to express its confidence in the government and gets on with the important business. This will then be followed by the financial resolutions to underpin the significant package of supports announced by government on Sunday, and that these important reliefs are implemented immediately. Ceann Comhairle, the order of business stands.