Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is a false narrative. It is also a populist narrative. I spend as much time outside this House as the Deputy does, as do my colleagues on these benches. I spend as much time talking to my constituents - working people, middle-income people, business people and people from all backgrounds - as the Deputy does. I do not know what the Deputy will be doing through July or August, by the way, but I can guarantee him that Ministers will be continuing to work. There is a Cabinet subcommittee meeting this afternoon, for example, to discuss the situation with migration and people coming from overseas. There are trade missions next week and there will be a Cabinet meeting at the end of July, so we will be working throughout July as normal with the exception of coming to the Dáil Chamber. Throughout August we will be preparing the budget in September. I do not know what the Deputy will be doing, but he will not be doing any of those things.

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