Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There has been much talk about Dáil reform and it is time to do something about it. There were eight formal and informal meetings between the Whips to discuss the proposals on Dáil reform. I attended the meeting to which Deputy Martin referred and I thought it was a good, productive exchange. At the end of the meeting, there was a willingness to give the changes a go, see how they work and then review them. We are proposing a range of changes that provide for an earlier start in the morning. It is not unreasonable for the sitting to start at 9.30 a.m. Most people have already started work and it is not unreasonable that the House should commence its business at 9.30 a.m. It provides for-----

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