Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

The issue that I wanted to raise pertained to the Order of Business and many Members may not have been aware of it. The Dáil reform committee has proposed to change Standing Order 156. It is being proposed that this matter will be taken without debate, but we cannot agree to that. While it was agreed at the committee, Members should be alerted to what it means. Speaking times on amendments would be reduced on Report Stage to seven minutes and two minutes, respectively. This is an incursion into Members' ability to give considered opinions on what can be important legislation.

The proposal should not go through without debate and time should be set aside for it. That is what I was going to raise. The other issue-----

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