Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Members are on these committees as Members of Dáil Éireann. Committees of the House should not be treated as though they were the private property of the Fianna Fáil Party so that if a Member of the House incurs the displeasure of the Government a motion is brought before the House to kick him or her off whatever committee he or she is on. On these grounds the Labour Party opposes this motion.

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