Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There was an opportunity. We met yesterday afternoon in the Business Committee, and every Whip from every party had the opportunity to state at that stage that the arrangement was not suitable. I have no problem with the time being extended. I was among those who argued it should be longer. There is no problem suspending the debate and continuing it thereafter. I agree that every Deputy in the House should be allowed time to speak, but we do not all have access to Ministers in the same way to those Deputies of whose party the Ministers are members. In this instance, the Deputies who have raised concerns about the arrangement did not raise those concerns at the meeting, which was the appropriate place. However, I do not have a problem with reflecting the arrangement we had decided for the statements on the executive order in the United States. There is no problem, but that impacts on the opportunity made available tomorrow for other Deputies other than party spokespersons to ask questions. If some of that time is taken away, it will impact on the ability of other Deputies to ask questions.

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