Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

It is not agreed. It is not the first time the Green Party has opposed an Estimate being taken in this way. In this case, we oppose it because the relevant committee has not made a report on the Estimate. The House is being asked to accept it without the consultation the Government would like people to believe is in place. It is important because we are not seeing what we are asked to accept. The relevant committee and the House needs to have a full report on this Estimate. It is not acceptable or responsible simply to nod it through without seeing to what we are agreeing.

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