Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I agree that we requested a debate on the regulations at the Business Committee. I asked the Taoiseach last week if the regulations that were meant to expire last Sunday night week had actually expired or were replaced, and I did not get an answer. We have an information void. If Parliament does not have proper discussion or scrutiny, how can public bodies or members of the Garda Síochána, who are doing their best, have understanding? We saw the Garda could not prevent something that happened in Dublin the other night. It was told it did not have the legislation to do so, whereas we were told it had. We do not have proper scrutiny of or debate on these issues in here. We do not know the position, never mind the public or An Garda Síochána. We need a debate and we need the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, or the whole of Government to debate it.

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