Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I do not think anyone I met at the Business Committee meeting at 1.30 p.m. who thought that we were actually going to follow the Order of Business I had the great pleasure of reading out at length. We agreed that we would have to come back at 4 p.m., reorder the business and start the process again. We should be seeking to prioritise statements from Ministers who, as best they can, should provide answers to the six questions raised by Sergeant McCabe. We should also prioritise in any work we do or debates we have the setting of the terms of reference, the means of bringing in outside expertise, ensuring that we cover every base and getting this absolutely right. We should concentrate on that rather than political motions when we meet in an hour's time to set the Order of Business. Everyone agreed at the earlier meeting that was what we would do at 4 p.m. No one believed that this order would survive the full length of the day.

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