Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

The Ceann Comhairle is saying he can do nothing about it. The Taoiseach is sitting there, looking glumly across. All he has to do is give one scowl to his colleagues on the Front Bench and he can convince them to answer parliamentary questions, because every day that passes the rights of Members of this House are being trampled upon.

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