Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

It is fair to say the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas and the Ceann Comhairle should be congratulated on the establishment of a new parliamentary education programme due to be rolled out during the next 12 months or so.

However, may I ask as a matter of courtesy to all Members of Dáil Éireann that the Ceann Comhairle's office inform the relevant Deputies of an impending visit by him on behalf of this House to their constituency? It is not acceptable for the Ceann Comhairle to visit a constituency promoting work with which we all agree while Deputies from that constituency are not present. In the interests of the Ceann Comhairle and of this House this should become standard practice before the roadshow continues in other parts of the country.

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