Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)

Before proceeding, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, it would be worth requesting the committee that rules our proceedings, the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, to define the term "urgency". It is reasonable to speculate on how many people must die in an imminent civil war before you would regard it as urgent. I find these rulings quite absurd.

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