Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to express on behalf of my party some concern at the fact that we are adjourning until next Tuesday. I understand the importance of the referendums the people will vote on this Friday and the by-election in Carlow-Kilkenny, but I am conscious that today we have no legislation other than the Bill before us in Private Members' business, we went blank on a few occasions last week, and the previous week we had the orgy of self-congratulation on the part of the Government, clapping itself on the back in respect of the spring statement. While I appreciate that we have had far more sittings in recent years than we have had in the past, we have not seen the democratic revolution we were promised. In that respect, I have some concern about the proposal before us.

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