Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am talking about the length of time the Dáil sits. There are constraints on what can be debated and what can be facilitated within the time constraints provided as a result of public health advice in the context of Covid-19 and the health and safety advice that the Oireachtas provided - not the Government, not my office, but the Oireachtas. Also, I understand there were communications from staff associations as well. We are in a difficult wave of Covid-19 with the new variants, so that is probably without question informing that advice. That said, I am not-----

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