Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)

I was unavoidably absent from the meeting of the committee where this earth-shattering report was presented and adopted. I do not think it will have any effect whatever on the business of this House or the way we conduct that business. It is a report of nothing. The committee which prepared it sat for long hours and created a large file in the process. There is nothing in this report worth talking about except an attempt to stifle debate in the House.

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