Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil
Dail Éireann — 2021-03-31
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Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South

That is not a point of order. I do not need to be advised on how the House operates. The first part of any parliamentary process is that Members be present in order to conduct the business. When the two very effective contributors for Sinn Féin had spoken, there was nobody else in the Chamber offering and, therefore, the Minister was called on to respond. That is the way the system works. I am afraid we cannot go running around after people who have not bothered to turn up on time.

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Sitting date: 2021-03-31