Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No. When the Tánaiste's party was in opposition it promised, among many things, that there would be a democratic revolution in terms of the reform of politics. When people outside these Houses consider how it has attempted to reform politics they see abject failure. They see less accountability of Government here in the Dáil, less accountability of Ministers and less opportunity for people like us to hold the Government to account.

One of the window dressing exercises it engaged in was the introduction of Friday sittings of which there is one this week. The item on the Order Paper-----

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