Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach may not be aware but we requested last Saturday that the Minister would come to the House and make statements. The Taoiseach knows that if he makes a request to the Ceann Comhairle to set aside time today for the Minister to come to the House and make statements, the Ceann Comhairle will contact all of the Whips who will meet and agree to that. It is very unfair for the Taoiseach to say that this is the Ceann Comhairle's decision. The Taoiseach can make a request to the Ceann Comhairle to set aside time and I ask him to do so.

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