Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this good motion, which People Before Profit supports. It is coincidentally a good day for such a discussion in the sense that the hard, dangerous and vital work that is being done by people in the Dublin Fire Brigade and fire brigades across the country is clear to people who are watching the news, social media feeds and so on. How essential that work is is being underlined, and not just in terms of fighting fires.

I welcome that the Government is not opposing the motion. That is good. We want the motion to be implemented, though. I fear that the Government has decided, with some good reason, that the best way to avoid controversy on issues in the Dáil is generally to allow motions to pass.

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