Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It appears that the Government missed the deadline and failed to submit a nomination for the position of Leas-Cheann Comhairle, if that was its intention, although who am I to know? We are due an explanation. In the new dispensation heralded by the converts in the new Government we are being told we cannot hold the election for the position of Leas-Cheann Comhairle when it was designated to be held.

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