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

For the record, the Government did not collapse the Business Committee meeting. The Government made no proposal in respect of the Business Committee meeting. I did because the Government Chief Whip was not available as she was attending a Cabinet meeting. I felt, therefore, that the meeting, in order to be fruitful, needed to have all the players present.

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