Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

-----in the past period, the Government has lost the services and therefore the space of three of their Members, former Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher, the late, lamented Séamus Brennan and the former member of the Progressive Democrats in the Seanad, Senator Ciaran Cannon. Two of those vacancies have been filled by Fine Gael, Senator Cannon and Deputy George Lee. The Government, having lost those three Members, has not given up any space. The Whip, in examining this, proposes to offer space to Deputy Lee in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

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