Cabinet Committees
Dail Éireann — 2026-04-15
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I am asking a rhetorical question. I do not need a response right now. I am making an absolutely fundamental point with regard to parliamentary democracy. The Deputy does not have a right to decide who gets access to work. He does not have a right to decide who gets access to a hospital. He does not have a right to-----

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Sitting date: 2026-04-15