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

The answer to the Deputy's question is "No." We do not commonly do free votes in our system. The Deputy is an Independent Deputy and every vote is a free vote for him. Most Members in this House are members of a political party and are bound by the policies of that party, the programme for Government and collective responsibility. We allow free votes on a small number of issues, particularly relating to abortion or life and so on.

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