Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

A Cheann Comhairle, I would like to say the following. You adjourned the House for a ten minute period. I see no reason the Government should not have normal Dáil business next Wednesday and Thursday, and I have made that point vociferously. I find it regrettable that the Taoiseach walked out of the Chamber after the vote was taken. This is about his Government proposing that there be no effective accountability in the Chamber next Wednesday and Thursday, beyond the listed legislation, which is important in respect of the Ryan report statements. However, there should be normal accountability in the way we do business here.

I have made my point vociferously. I say to the Tánaiste directly that I see no reason the Government has chosen this attitude. Somebody on that side said "Let them hang", so that we will have an anodyne day where Ministers do not need to attend and where Government Deputies will not be forced to vote, as the motion proposed by the Government does not allow for that.

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