Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the matter of the forthcoming meeting of the Business Committee, I wish to advise the Ceann Comhairle and other Members of the order as proposed initially by the Government Chief Whip. I certainly do not question the bona fides of Deputy Howlin but there is an urgency regarding the matters pertaining to the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998. In fact, it is more than urgency. We have an obligation to discuss this issue in plenary session and that obligation is that this issue would be debated today. I would urge the Business Committee to take this into due consideration.

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