Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There are two issues I wish to raise. The first is the changes in the Covid-19 arrangements which were announced last night on television by the Taoiseach and which should be debated in the Dáil here as well, particularly the changes in the vaccination programme. Time should be made available for that.

The debate on the "Prime Time" programme last week is vitally important. I note that the Government has accepted that the debate will take place and have shunted the asylum seekers’ debate to tomorrow because of that. Time should be made available today for that debate and I have made a submission under Standing Order 42 on that, as I know other Members have also done. This debate should be taken today as a priority because it is very important, as should the other debate. I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

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