Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)

On a point of order, the Chief Whip has made it clear that if the statements on the Council of Europe do not conclude by 7 p.m., he will propose that the Order of Business be amended to ensure that the statements run for 80 minutes. The difficulty alluded to by the Ceann Comhairle when he asked Deputies to hurry does not exist.

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