Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-02-27
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Simon Harris (FG), Wicklow

No, I will not, as we have already had a very extensive process. Let me agree with the Deputy on one thing: the people of Ireland expect this place and the people who show up to do their work to start talking about the issues that matter to them and addressing issues around housing, special needs education and disability. What they certainly do not expect is this sort of immature behaviour whereby, if a democratic vote is held in a committee of this Parliament – a Dáil reform committee – people do not respect its outcome. The only thing that actually subverts democracy is minority rule. We had a general election, and the people sitting behind me, in Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, have every right to have their voices heard and to bring forward proposals. I am going to stand up for their rights on behalf of their constituents.

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Sitting date: 2025-02-27