Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Do I have to make it simpler? Does the Taoiseach need me to give it to him in writing? I will try to help when the chorus behind the Taoiseach finishes. Does the Taoiseach intend to bring forward amending legislation for the way in which senior staff of this House are appointed to bring it in line with a more transparent process or does he intend to maintain the status quo until a senior member of the staff of this House is appointed by the Taoiseach and the Ceann Comhairle, as outlined in the 1959 Act?

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