Peter Mathews (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On a point of order, while statements to mark Europe Week are important, Members who do not belong to parties or the Technical Group did not get the opportunity, even for less than one minute, to make an observation or a statement or contribute to the debate, which is a tragedy. I sat through the whole debate and sought 45 seconds to make a brief contribution, but I was not allowed do so.

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