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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 1 Mar 1922

Vol. S2 No. 2

RULES OF DEBATE.

THE ACTING SPEAKER:

Ní maith liom aon chur isteach a dheanamh ar aon Teachta den Dáil seo le linn cainnte dho. Ach ba mhaith liom an rud so a chur os bhúr gcomhair arís, sé sin rialacha na díospóireachta atá beartuithe agaibh. It is not that I like, as I said before, that as presiding Chairman I should prevent anybody from speaking in the Dáil. But I would specially call the attention of this assembly to the Rules of Debate, particularly the following: "Every Deputy shall confine himself strictly to the matter under discussion. No Deputy shall speak for the purpose of obstructing the business of the meeting, and no Deputy shall make a personal charge against another or use offensive remarks about another. No Deputy shall speak twice upon the same question unless by way of explanation to clear up a misunderstanding, but a Deputy is not precluded from speaking on any amendment by having spoken upon the original motion or upon any other amendment."

I would also respectfully ask the delegates here to try and assist in the maintenance of order in the course of the debate.

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