Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil
Dail Éireann — 2020-09-15
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David Cullinane (SF), Waterford

The issues that were raised by Deputies are reasonable. Deputy Kelly raised the question of how the decision was communicated to the Ceann Comhairle but the bigger concern for me was the fact that the first I learned of the Dáil being recalled this evening was on the six o'clock news when the Taoiseach spoke about it. Political correspondents seem to have more information than we did. My colleague raised a legitimate point because there was no communication with him as a whip. That is the point and that is not good enough. Whatever about when decisions have to be made and I accept that the Ceann Comhairle made his decision in good faith. I was here in the Chamber when he got that news and I fully accept that but what happened in the following few hours, when there was very poor, if any, communication with parties and Deputies and we had to learn from the Taoiseach on the news that we might be sitting at 8 o'clock is not good practice.

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Sitting date: 2020-09-15