Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

I oppose this proposal which is unreasonable. We have just agreed that the provision made today to deal with the extraordinary situation that has emerged in terms of long-stay care is entirely inadequate as an abridged form of debate. There is absolutely no good reason why this House should not meet next week to have a proper debate that does justice to the Travers report and seeks to hold the Government, especially the former Minister for Health and Children, to account for the unbelievable position that he knew nothing of what was going on in his Department on this major issue. For that reason, I oppose the proposal to adjourn until 22 March, which is unreasonable in the circumstances.

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