Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This goes to the fundamental aspect of the way this House is run, how it orders its business and how the Members get to have a say in the running of the House. It is quite distinct from the way the Government does its business. It used to be said that our Parliament was weak by comparison to the control of the Government. Today it has become a sub-committee of Government.

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