Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

Putting vital issues such as this at the tail-end of work on a Thursday is not acceptable. I will not reiterate the arguments that have just been made but I agree with them. The Government should make sufficient time available and, if necessary, extend it into next week when perhaps there will be more information. This is all the more critical in view of the tragic situation of yet another nursing home that has had to be taken in hand by the health authorities.

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