An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2022-01-27
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Jerry Buttimer (FG), Labour Panel

Senator Mullen raised a very interesting point. I am not going to name names on the floor of the House but the appointment of the chair by the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, is a good appointment. The person is eminently qualified. In fairness to Senator Mullen, there is a need for debate and transparency in all processes. I think what Senator Mullen may be trying to achieve is to have that transparency. I do not agree with him in the context of the appointment of the person, who I think is very qualified. If we were all to have our tweets and Facebook comments judged there would be very few of us left standing with 100% perfection, to be fair.

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Sitting date: 2022-01-27