Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Whatever the merits or demerits of the position put forward by Deputy Adams, and there is a great deal of merit in it, my question relates to the status of the amendment now. We are on thin enough ice in this House in terms of public confidence in the way we do our business, but the notion that a motion could be put and passed that cannot be implemented brings us into disrepute. What is the point of allowing a motion to be put and voted upon which, if it is passed, cannot be implemented?

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