Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

When we in the Green Party unilaterally declared we would end the dual mandate and operate the policy of ending it, we did not get any support from Fine Gael. When the Government finally did abolish the dual mandate, Deputy Michael Ring and others screamed loudly from the rooftops that this was a disgrace.

The Deputy refers to reform and tries to come across as being sincere but, given the opportunity, we do not see it happening. He has an opportunity in the committees to do something meaningful by acting in a unilateral manner——

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