The Minister of State came into the Business Committee meeting today and gave us a fait accompli which included five minutes of questions and answers, in real terms, for every group. As a result of the collective insistence of the Opposition that the Minister come into the House to face questions and be accountable to the Dáil, the Government was forced to put forward a proposal.
At the meeting of the Business Committee today, although we insisted that all of the time available to the Opposition should be given to direct questions and answers, we were willing to compromise on that. At that time, there was agreement from the Business Committee, from the minority Government and from many Deputies who are now trying to construct this fake anger towards the constructive compromise proposal the Government has put forward.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Brendan Griffin and Jack Chambers; Níl, Deputies Duncan Smith and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 48–77 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 47–78 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 88–63 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 94–57 |
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