Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

At the very least the Dáil should adjourn or we should wait until the Ceann Comhairle comes back to give a proper, rational explanation as to what is going on here. We should have full transparency in terms of the interaction between Deputy Shatter, or his legal representatives, and the Ceann Comhairle's office. We were not told about any of this until this very minute - the last moment, the eleventh hour. I have never before witnessed an inquiry being established thus. Will the inquiry itself encroach upon the courts, as per the Ceann Comhairle's ruling? There is no rational logic to this, so I ask that the Dáil be adjourned. The Taoiseach is refusing to withdraw the motion but I think he should do so. Pending that, the Dáil should be adjourned. I want some substantive answer from the Ceann Comhairle's office as to what is going on here and why this has happened. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle can make a ruling to adjourn on this specific issue. What is going on is unacceptable.

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