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

It is not agreed. My understanding is that this motion relates to removing Deputy McNamara from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children and from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

This is due to his voting against the Government on an issue. Four years ago, the Government spoke about a democratic revolution, giving Parliament more independence and having more respect for it. One would have assumed that, once Deputies were appointed to committees, and given their commitment and involvement therein, they would be allowed to continue making their contributions in the autumn of this Dáil.

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