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

It was discussed at the meeting of the Business Committee we just had. Members felt very strongly that it would be inappropriate to take out tomorrow's debate on Northern Ireland, which had been agreed in principle. We have a protocol, which we adopted at the last meeting, in regard to discussions in the House on industrial disputes. We will examine the request for a debate against the protocol we have adopted on Thursday.

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