Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

What sort of governance are we witnessing here? It is an absolute travesty. Make no mistake about it, I happen to have to state I welcome the stated positions of Fine Gael and the Labour Party with regard to the Order Paper. Sinn Féin presented these arguments yesterday and had to stand alone along with the Independent Deputies Finian McGrath and Maureen O'Sullivan. I hope we will have a united opposition standing before the Taoiseach today because what he proposes is unacceptable. We want a proper debate and we want the right as the elected representatives of the Irish people to pass judgment. We can do so only by having a motion and a vote in the Chamber. We reject what the Taoiseach proposes.

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