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

I thank the Deputy. First, the Deputy referred to "ramming through". A lot of phrases are being used here. The Opposition has been spending more time talking about speaking rights than any other issue in this Dáil. Anybody watching in at home does not believe this is being rammed through. There have been dozens upon dozens upon dozens of hours of meetings in relation to this. Now it is time to make a decision and move on, get this place working and get the committees set up so we can get down to the granular detail of the occupied territories Bill in committee. That is where that granular level of detail happens. It happens at committee hearings. We need to move and establish those committees. I really believe that.
The second word that cannot just be thrown around is "undemocratic". It is an absolute act of democracy that the people's representatives-----

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Sitting date: 2025-02-27