An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2022-06-15
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Ned O'Sullivan (FF), Labour Panel

-----is also Head of State, a role that is basically symbolic and ceremonial. There is an important convention which, by and large, has been observed since we adopted our Constitution, whereby none of the three branches of the Oireachtas are critical of each other. We all remember the one case in which that convention was breached. It led to the resignation of a President and a Government Minister. In recent months, the Presidency has become involved in controversy, something that no one will welcome.

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Sitting date: 2022-06-15