Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I fully respect the right of any party to use its parliamentary time in whatever way it sees fit. Any party has the right to table a motion of no confidence in the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, or indeed in any other Minister. It is perfectly permissible under the procedures of this House.

The question for many people, including the media and many of the people to whom I have spoken, is the timing of the motion. If we are honest with each other, most people saw it as a cynical manoeuvre to try to garner attention in advance of the by-elections. That is the truth of it.

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