Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask one simple question. Is there any point in having a Business Committee? I come in here every Tuesday and the exact same thing happens. The Government and Deputies are all fighting with each other. Perhaps instead of an Order of Business on a Tuesday, the Business Committee should meet and organise the business for the whole week. We waste half an hour here every Tuesday. As a backbencher, I am trying to get a bit of speaking time. People are looking for votes. I suggest the Business Committee meet here every Tuesday at 2.30 p.m. instead of having an Order of Business.

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