Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

I will vote against the Bill. I am genuinely engaging; I am not having a go. We are all on the same page that we want a more effective Parliament. We want to deliver better. We should be focused on national issues. We are legislators and we need to deal with the big issues that affect every person across the State, and that is the parish pump politics as well. Instead of dealing with the local school that is being closed, let us deal with the legislation that affects that or let us deal with the budget.

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