Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

You have a duty to defend the House and to defend democracy. This House is four Members short as a result of the Government's refusal to hold these by-elections. I ask that you take your role as speaker in the spirit in which it is intended and defend the House, rather than the Government. I ask you to speak to the Taoiseach and tell him-----

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