Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Likewise, before the Labour Party can agree the Order of Business proposed by the Taoiseach, which sets out a sequence for the taking of a number of motions for the moving of writs in respect of outstanding by-elections, we want a response from the Taoiseach in regard to the Government's decision to appeal yesterday's High Court decision in respect of the Donegal South-West by-election.

I will explain the reason this is significant in the context of the Order of Business. My explanation relates to the sequence in which this is presented to us. There are four by-elections-----

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