Amendment No. 1 in the names of Senators Gavan, Boylan, Warfield and Ó Donnghaile has been ruled out of order as there is a potential charge on the Revenue.
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages
Sections 1 to 5, inclusive, agreed to.
SECTION 6
I appreciate that the amendment has been ruled out of order. I will not prolong proceedings in the House. I hope that now that Senator Buttimer is in the Chair, it will confine him somewhat, but I wish to raise the issue of hospital car parking charges, given that it was raised on Second Stage. My colleague in the North, former MLA Fra McCann, bought forward legislation to ban hospital car parking charges in the North. It was subsequently picked up by my colleague, Aisling Reilly MLA, and the legislation was passed. It can be done. It is a welcome piece of legislation that Sinn Féin has carried forward in the Assembly. I encourage the Minister to direct his officials to look at that legislation, if he has not done so already, to see if something similar can be done here. If not, perhaps it is an issue that we can pick up in the Seanad moving forward.
Amendment No. 1 not moved.
Section 6 agreed to.
Section 7 agreed to.
Title agreed to.
Bill reported without amendment.
When is it proposed to take Report Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Bill received for final consideration.
When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Question, "That the Bill do now pass", put and agreed to.
Cuireadh an Seanad ar fionraí ar 1.29 p.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 2 p.m.
Sitting suspended at 1.29 p.m. and resumed at 2 p.m.