However, this House will be curtailed in its debate, not by a vote of the entire House, but by a reduced number of Deputies. We are sitting here at enormous expense so that Deputies can vote, yet all Deputies----- The Deputy has made his point at length. -----will be deprived of their vote, curtailing debate on an issue that the Government expects to be challenged in the courts.
The Government needs to clarify for the record that there will be additional hours, more time for the Opposition and fixed statements with the Minister for Health for the duration of the crisis as a standing time slot every week on the public health response and the vaccination programme. As I said last week, the timing of business and the amount of time the House sits are not determined by the Government.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Cormac Devlin and Jack Chambers; Níl, Deputies Mattie McGrath and Michael McNamara.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: "That the proposal for dealing with Thursday's business be agreed to." | Carried | 24–21 |
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