Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I wish to make a brief point on behalf off the AAA-PBP regarding the Order of Business. Our grouping has not been included in Leaders' Questions this week nor are we included for next week. I understand this is because the House is currently operating on the basis of what we would call the old Standing Orders. We have been offered the facility of a technical group as an opportunity to contribute under Leaders' Questions. However, we are here as AAA-PBP rather than as a technical group and that offer is not satisfactory. It has been explained to us that the new arrangements arising from the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform will be in place the week after next and we welcome that. We feel that to be fair to all sides of the House this change is necessary and that provision for it must be in place by the end of next week so that we start fresh the week after next with our full rights and entitlements in the House.

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