Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I take this opportunity to congratulate the Ceann Comhairle and wish him every success in his role as Ceann Comhairle of the 32nd Dáil. There have been various discussions all afternoon on the current situation. Fundamentally, if we are to reflect on what the people said to us at the ballot boxes on the last Friday in February 2016, it is that they have sent us to Dáil Éireann to find solutions for the situations that they, their families or communities are in, to debate those situations and find solutions which will serve them best. In the current circumstances, with the diverse view across the floor of Dáil Éireann, reform is needed so that a Government can be formed under a different format to ensure that it reflects the views across the Chamber and finds solutions for the very serious problems that affect both urban and rural Ireland, families, older people and, right across the spectrum, people with disabilities. We have a duty to the people who put us here to make sure we find solutions for those problems.

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