Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I support the Ceann Comhairle and Deputy Broughan's comments on Private Members' Bills. The Government's reforms are welcome and it was the Tánaiste's stated intention to rebalance our Parliament in favour of the ordinary Member, but there is a problem with reforms, in that we sometimes revert back to type. Topical Issue debates are an improvement on Adjournment matters, but we are reverting to Ministers of State who are not even from the relevant Departments being sent in to answer questions.

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