An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2025-02-05
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

On the issue raised by Deputy McDonald, we have the largest population in our history. By the way, we have the largest Dáil in our history. We have gone from 160 Teachtaí to 174. I do not see any 14 volunteers who want to resign their Dáil seats. We have a growing agenda and I would argue - I will be clear about it - that the legislation governing Cabinet and Secretary numbers and all of that is out of date. One can either have an honest debate about that-----

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Sitting date: 2025-02-05