Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

We are heading towards agreement on this arrangement. It is important the proposed statements should not be pro forma type statements. There needs to be an interaction between Members and an opportunity for them to be able to put questions to the relevant Ministers. As I said earlier, this should not be an adversarial debate. We want to respond to the needs of the people affected by the flooding and the weather, to get as much information as possible and perhaps to make suggestions to the Government and to Ministers about what might be done.

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