Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

On a point of order, in addition to what Deputy Charles Flanagan said, I received notice yesterday that the meeting on the immigration Bill scheduled for this morning would not proceed because the Minister would be in the House to deal with this motion. I now find we have been blatantly misled by the new Minister who is apparently giving a press conference while the immigration Bill has been put on the back burner. He has sent his junior Minister to the House to take this important issue. This is not acceptable behaviour from the new Minister.

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