Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)

No, no. This affects every single Member of this House. I am not trying to be smart. This is giving an improper image of this Parliament, as if people are not attending when Parliament is sitting. We know, as practising politicians - and it does not affect me personally but it is wrong for the image of this House - that people are presenting records in the media which are giving a false impression of what is actually happening.

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