I must inform the House that a letter dated 12 October 2018 has been received from the Secretary to the Government regarding (1) the resignation of the Government-----
Resignation of Minister and Assignment of Department
(Interruptions).
An election.
Order, please. It is regarding the resignation of a member of the Government and (2) the assignment of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to a Minister. The correspondence will be published in the Journal of the House and the Official Report. The correspondence is as follows:
ROINN AN TAOISIGH
Department of the Taoiseach
BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2
Dublin 212 Deireadh Fómhair, 2018
Cléireach an tSeanaid
Tá orm a chur in iúl duit
(1) gur thairg Donnacha Ó Neachtain T.D., a éirí as oifig mar chomhalta den Rialtas don Taoiseach ar 11 Deireadh Fómhair, agus gur ghlac an tUachtarán, ar chomhairle an Taoisigh, leis ar an lá chéanna;
(2) go ndearna an Taoiseach ar 11 Deireadh Fómhair, i bhfeidhmiú na gcumhachtaí a thugtar dó le fo-alt (I) d’alt 4 den Acht Airí agus Rúnaithe (Leasú) 1946, an Roinn Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil a shannadh dó, Risteárd de Briotún (Richard Bruton), Comhalta den Rialtas.
Ard-Rúnaí an Rialtais
On a point of order-----
The Senator cannot raise a point of order now.
Why not?
I call the Leader to outline the business for the day. I will deal with any point later.