An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2024-03-05
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Mattie McGrath (IND), Tipperary

On behalf of the Rural Independent Group, I raise serious questions and I ask for a debate on the role of the Electoral Commission in these referendums and the might of what the Government has done in light of the landmark McKenna judgment. Last week we saw Ms Orla O'Connor being appointed by the commission in the middle of a referendum campaign to its research advisory group. The Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, has stated that she knows more than the judge who is chair of the commission. We had the Taoiseach's free run on the "Six One" news one evening last week, and today the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, told us that a yes vote would mean carers would get more supports. That is downright misinformation because it is untrue.

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