Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Today the House will sit from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on statements on worthy topics but legislation is the most important part and we need to make progress. Although I know it is a matter for the Business Committee, will the Government propose to keep the Dáil sitting as long as it takes next week to deal with the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill once and for all? Will it withdraw the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill and bring back a clean version of it? Quite frankly, it would be improper to send such a flawed, imperfect Bill to the other House.

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