Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That has been the custom and practice since July. I respect the Business Committee and I have tried to work in a constructive way with everybody. We have made concessions on lots of matters, including in terms of speaking time and in bringing Ministers before the House. Last week, for example, we suggested a change to the proposed business to increase speaking time by up to 50% for the Opposition in the debate on the Tánaiste. However, the Opposition voted against the increase in speaking time just because of game-playing on the part of those in opposition and not wanting to support a Government proposal.

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