Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle) | Oireachtas source

Let us be very clear before we get involved in a protracted debate on this. Deputy Martin has made his view on the sittings patently clear. However, the proposal for the current arrangements for sittings, which was adopted by the House, came from the all-party Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform, which was equally emphatic about the principle of dividing the week's work between plenary sessions and committee sessions. That was a principled decision taken by the reform committee, of which the Deputy's party was a part. For that to change, and it can change-----

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