Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I would like to say something regarding substitutions generally. In fairness to Deputies who are here waiting, there is a system. Sometimes it is not perfect. I have the list of substitutions here and it does not encompass the last question. Chairpersons make decisions; I am not undoing that. I am making a general point because it is hard to be consistent when Deputies approach the Chair. It is not fair on the clerks and staff. We are trying to make a decision on the hoof. It is particularly unfair to Deputies who are sitting in the Dáil waiting on their questions. There is a timespan to put in substitutions. That is the end of the lecture. I am trying to be fair to everybody.

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