Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In fairness to the secretariat of the Business Committee, they ring us all the time, but they obviously did not have time today. Why was it not put on to the Order of Business? We got numerous calls from the secretariat with regard to the Order of Business yesterday. There were at least three changes. This is a sleight of hand by the Government. Our group will certainly not support this now. We need a bit of respect and time, as an Opposition group, to see the motion and get some understanding of it, or have dialogue with the secretariat. I am not blaming the secretariat; it is not its fault. We always have a back and forth. It is appreciated and we do our best to facilitate. This is not acceptable, by a long shot.

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