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Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Bill reported without amendment, received for final consideration and passed.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar fionraí ar 3.49 p.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 4.51 p.m. Sitting suspended at 3.49 p.m. and resumed at 4.51 p.m.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputies who have contributed to the debate, namely, Deputies Conway-Walsh, Sherlock, Phelan, Shortall, Ó Cuív, Collins, McGrath, O'Donoghue, Ó Snodaigh and Violet-Anne Wynne, who made some concluding comments. I will pick up on a couple of points made. Every speaker who contributed to the debate offered support for the Bill and I thank them very much for doing...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Question put and declared carried.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar fionraí ar 2.57 p.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 3.46 p.m. Sitting suspended at 2.57 p.m. and resumed at 3.46 p.m.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: The first day I came to the Dáil, I was greeted by a good Limerick man who brought me in. His first bit of advice for me was to get lost if I wanted to learn the House. When I asked what he meant he said I should get lost and go into every corridor and room because I would eventually find out where to go. He said I would learn very fast and it was only the way to get experience of the...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Bhí sé i gceist agam a bheith istigh níos luaithe agus labhairt air an gceist seo. Is ceist thábhacht í toisc go bhfuil airgead i gceist chun a dhéanamh cinnte de go bhfuil an Teach seo ag obair. Gan an t-airgead nó an infheistíocht sin, tá dainséar ann. Cosnaíonn daonlathas airgead; tá sé chomh simplí leis sin. Tá...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I will use the two minutes I have to commend the staff in the Houses of the Oireachtas. In my time here since I was elected, they have been more than helpful. From the ushers and cleaning staff to the canteen and IT staff - I hope I am not forgetting anybody but I am sure I will - each and every one of them is a happy, smiling face. That is really important for us, as Members, when we are...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ach an oiread le go leor daoine eile, tá seans ann gurb é seo mo sheans deiridh, cé go mbeidh mé ag caint sa Dáil arís amárach má shuíonn sí. Tá rún istigh agam a thagann faoi Roinn an Aire féin. I join in the thanks for all the staff in the House here. I will not start listing the different groups of people who have been...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Marian Harkin: Thank you, Deputy. We will hear from the Rural Independent Group.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agat. I compliment Deputy Ó Cuív, who is just leaving, and Deputies Sherlock and Phelan who spoke knowledgeably, intelligently and very honestly about their time here and their experiences. A special buíochas to Deputy Ó Cuív and his wife, as well as his staff. When I got in here in 2007, we went on a visit to see how a constituency office runs. It...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: A Chathaoirligh, I should inform the Deputy we are not discussing that Bill. This is the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill. The Appropriations Bill has not yet been taken.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Is that not what we are discussing?

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: We are not; this is the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill. The Deputy is referring to the Appropriations Bill, which is later today.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Minister. I am ahead of my time. I will let my colleague come in.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Marian Harkin: I call Deputy Collins.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I do not always agree with the Minister but I thank him. It is a bad day you do not learn something.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Collins: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. I give support to the Houses of the Oireachtas Bill because we have to look at the work and the amount of work staff do daily for TDs, Ministers, Senators and everybody here who is elected. I pay tribute to my own staff, who work extremely hard, and Independent Ireland staff, who have been very strong workers with us through the years. I heard...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Marian Harkin: I was happy to allow Deputy Phelan a little leeway as it is his last speech.