Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)

I am waiting a long time to contribute. Will the Ceann Comhairle give me an opportunity?

Does the Minister of State agree that creating 1,000 quangos over the past 15 years has reduced to the House to a nonsense? Our power is given to us by the people and we have transferred that power from the House to 1,000 nameless so-called independent quangos.

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