Level 5 Response to Covid-19: Statements (Resumed)
Dail Éireann — 2020-10-23
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Catherine Connolly (CC), Galway West

I used my discretion to let in the Labour Party because Deputy Ó Ríordáin missed his slot. On reflection, I should have put it to the House to agree it because other Deputies were waiting and had made decisions based on the debate moving quicker. I apologise for this. I have upset a Deputy but it was inadvertent. The next time a Deputy misses a slot and wants to be fitted in, I will put it to the House for its agreement, or else the Deputy can go to the end of the list. I will move on to Solidarity–People Before Profit. Is Deputy Paul Murphy now taking the ten minutes?

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Sitting date: 2020-10-23