Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It goes to the heart of what is happening here today. The House is being abused by the Government. It has failed to appoint a Clerk of the Dáil, a chief executive, to allow the House to operate its own business. The Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin, promised us that the matter would be addressed in legislation. Obviously, Fine Gael won yet again against the Labour Party.

The Labour Party has acquiesced to Fine Gael to allow it abuse the processes of this House. This House is now subservient to the wishes and the whims of the Fine Gael Whip. That is an outrageous situation to allow continue and I am asking him to address it now.

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