Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle) | Oireachtas source

Will the Deputy resume his seat and listen to what I say? It is a matter of convenience that we allocate slots proportionately, simply to bring a sort of order to the proceedings. Strictly speaking, it is a matter for the Chair to call the next speaker. The slots allocated yesterday were proportional to the representation in this House.

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