A Cheann Comhairle-----

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It is just a point of clarification on what the Government Chief Whip just spoke about. I was at the meeting of the Business Committee, as was the Ceann Comhairle, and other business was set down for Thursday. That business fell last Thursday, which meant that there was time. The objection to us looking for statements on tariffs was raised and it was stated that no time was available-----

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Time became available on Thursday last week-----

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It is disingenuous for the Government Chief Whip to stand up here and tell us time was not available.

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Time was available because it happened that day. The Government knew in advance that the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill-----

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It is not an amendment. This is a point of information, that the Government Whip is misleading the Dáil about exactly what happened at that Business Committee.

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