Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

The net effect of my amendment would be that the motion would have the introductory paragraph extending the membership from 11 to 13 of two committees, namely the Select Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, and the Select Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and that the like paragraph would extend the membership from 11 to 15 in the Select Committee on Health and Children and the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights. I understand and appreciate the Government in accommodating any extension of access to these committees would want the reciprocal appointment of a Member from the Government benches in order to ensure the Government's advantage in numerical terms. I am asking that the amendment be accepted. I am asking for those parties that have negotiated to secure the arrangement in their own interest that they would also——

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