Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

No. It flies in the face of Standing Orders that this can occur, that we can shovel whatever we want through the Dáil because we are approaching the last week of December. That is what we do every December. It is particularly noticeable from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. There is a particular tendency to ram legislation through on behalf of that Department.

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