Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

The Ceann Comhairle may recall that on the occasion of the last budget, there was an unseemly but necessary disruption of business at the start of the speech of the Minister for Finance. Members, who are elected to this House, were deprived of information and given a lecture about what to do with the budget documentation while at the same time, members of the Press Gallery were given documents in advance. As a former Minister for Finance, I would say it is in nobody's interest and it is not in the interest of any side of this House that we have a repetition of last year's farce. On behalf of all Members, I ask the Ceann Comhairle's office to ensure this matter is dealt with in an orderly and proper way.

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