Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

We are being asked to turn St. Patrick's Day into St. Patrick's week, which is unique for most people in this country who expect next Friday to be the only day that is a holiday. This Dáil should start to recognise that outside this House this is completely unacceptable, regardless of the explanations being put out that some Members are going to be on the other side of the world and therefore we all have to mark time.

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