Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

The question is, "What was the Government playing at?" The Chief Whip and Taoiseach are present and the very least they could do is give us an explanation. We are surely entitled to one. There is a certain amount of disrespect for this House evident in what happened in the past couple of days. The item was on the schedule and was removed without any explanation. I would like a very simple explanation as to what provoked the Government's decision.

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