Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do not for a second suggest that there should be no Whip. Of course there must be a Whip to do the business of politics but not the way it is applied in this House. Therefore, these amendments are important because they say that even if one has a Cabinet controlling up to 60% of the Dáil, there are still enough Members of Dáil Éireann who can instigate a committee of inquiry. That is why this is important. Based on what I have seen happen in this House yesterday, today and this morning in this debate, it is all the more important.

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