Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I have no problem with No. 12, which concerns the approval of the report, but I would prefer if it were dealt with in the House as a whole. It was dealt with by a committee.

With regard to No. 12a, the motion re appointment of ordinary Members to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, it is proposed to nominate four Members of the Dáil, including three Fine Gael Members and one Fianna Fáil Member. A similar motion in the Seanad, if accepted, would result in the nomination of two Fine Gael Members and one Fianna Fáil Member. The sole Labour Party Member will be the Minister's nominee. This is totally against the spirit of the Houses of the Oireachtas and contrary to precedent based on proportional representation.

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