Before we commence the very important constitutional business of nominating a Taoiseach, I wish to advise the House of what was agreed yesterday in the Business Committee on the speaking arrangements for prospective technical groups for today's sitting. It was agreed that the groups, as currently constituted, would be facilitated in the speaking arrangements for today, and this is without prejudice to decisions that will be taken following the completion of the submission process which I initiated last Friday on foot of concerns expressed by Members. I assure Members that I will act with the utmost impartiality and fairness on this matter, and that I will ensure complete transparency in any of the decisions made as Chair. I call on the Government Chief Whip, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, to propose the arrangements for the constitutional business of the day.
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Deputies might give me a chance to ask the question. I take it that the proposal is not agreed.
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I propose we take brief statements, starting with Deputy Mary Lou McDonald.
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The next speaker is Deputy Duncan Smith from the Labour Party.
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We move now to the Social Democrats and Deputy Gary Gannon.
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We move to the technical groups. There will be one speaker per group. I call Deputy Peadar Tóibín.
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Please, Deputies.
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We move now to Deputy Boyd Barrett.
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Deputies, please.
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I thank the Deputy and call Deputy Michael Collins.
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I thank the Deputy. I call the Government Chief Whip to respond to those contributions.
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I thank the Chief Whip.
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I am sorry, Deputy, excuse me.
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Deputy, please.
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I thank the Deputy.
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Deputy, I ask you to resume your seat.
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Deputy-----
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Deputy, please resume your seat.
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Deputy Carthy-----
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-----I am actually going to address the contributions.
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Excuse me, Deputy. Please resume your seat.
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Could you please resume your seat, Deputy?
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Excuse me, Deputy.
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I had not even given-----
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I have not been given the option to do it.
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Excuse me, Deputy.
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Thank you, Deputy. I ask for some decorum in order that I might answer what was put to me by your colleague earlier.
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I reiterate what was said. I can give the House and its Members an absolute assurance that I will deal with the matter expeditiously. As the Deputy is aware, and as the Business Committee will have relayed to every Member of the House, there is a process in place. I invited submissions in order that it could be open, transparent and impartial. The closing date for those submissions is close of business today. Pending the vote on the Order of Business, we may or may not resume on 5 February, but I intend to deal with it expeditiously. It does not mean that I will not be dealing with it-----
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Excuse me, Deputy.
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I have said I have not yet-----
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I am sorry. Excuse me, Members.
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There is no point of order.
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The Deputy can speak in a minute. He should resume his seat. Deputy Boyd Barrett wants to speak.
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Members should not shout at me and jump out of their seats. I am prepared to hear them, but the reality in this regard is that I cannot give a date because I have not yet received all the submissions. I call Deputy Boyd Barrett.
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As soon as I have received all the submissions and had a chance-----
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There is a process to be undertaken.
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That process will not even begin until the close of business this evening when all the submissions have been received.
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Thank you, Deputy.
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Thank you, Members. Everybody in the House-----
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Deputy, you had-----
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On that basis-----
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Deputy-----
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Deputy, please.
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I am going to-----
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Thank you, Deputy.
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Deputy Carthy, you are out of order. Please resume your seat.
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Please allow me-----
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Deputy Carthy, you are out of order. Please resume your seat.
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I am afraid-----
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Deputy, I am going to give you one opportunity-----
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One opportunity.
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I will have to suspend the House, I am afraid.
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Resume your seats. Thank you. We will suspend.
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Deputies, please resume your seats. I am left with no option but to suspend the House for 15 minutes.
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As Deputies will all be aware, we have entered a process. I have given an undertaking to Members, categorically, to deal with that process expeditiously. "Expeditiously" means before the resumption of Dáil Éireann on 5 February.
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I am now going to put the question.
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Deputies who are in favour of the motion say "Tá".
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Deputies who are against, say "Níl".
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The question is carried.
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We now move to the next business, which is Nomination of Taoiseach, pursuant to Article------
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Deputies, please resume your seats. The question has-----
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We can suspend the House again if Deputies cannot resume their seats.
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I suspend the House for 30 minutes. Thank you, Deputies.
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I now call on the Government Chief Whip to make a brief statement.
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Is that agreed?
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Is that agreed? Agreed. The House will suspend for 45 minutes.
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I call on the Chief Whip.
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