Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is not agreed.

There is growing recognition that the consultative forum on security and defence is less about public debate and more about an attempt to reshape public opinion. Along with the legitimate concerns about the balance of panellists, the Taoiseach needs to provide an answer on why there is no formal role for the Opposition in this process. The Government will have no less than five opportunities during which people will be indulged with lengthy, uninterrupted speeches from the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Green Party leader, yet, all the while, opposition voices are expected to sit on their hands while the Government speaks from its taxpayer-funded pulpit. Why is the Opposition being excluded? The request on this Order of Business is that the Tánaiste come before the House today or tomorrow and answer questions in that regard.

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