Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It would be nice if the Deputy would let me speak. I agree with the Deputy that the allocation of speaking time in the House is not reflective of the proportionate nature of Members' mandates.

It is not democratic that political parties with two, five or seven members get exactly the same amount of time to speak as political parties with 23, 44, 50 or 57 members. Time must be allocated proportionately. To that end, the Deputy's party and I have a motion down for the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform tomorrow to establish the new practice that time is allocated proportionately.

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