Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has responsibility for public sector reform. We have had a lot of huffing and puffing, hot air and windbag statements from Members of the Opposition on Dáil reform. There are four Whips on the Opposition benches and they are all drawing a substantial amount of money every year from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, yet between the four of them they cannot arrange to have one single Deputy from the Opposition in the Chamber to hear the debate on the Bill. They talk about Dáil reform, yet they do not want to be in the Dáil and they are doing a massive disservice to their own positions when they parade themselves in the media and talk about Dáil reform, criticising the Minister and everybody else-----

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