Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As the Ceann Comhairle will be aware, last week on behalf of Sinn Féin I made a request that the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, come before the Dáil to answer questions from the Opposition on this whole mess with RTÉ and the effective sacking of Siún Ní Raghallaigh. The Government did not agree to this last week. It did not facilitate any questions being asked by the Opposition. We now have a lengthy statement by Siún Ní Raghallaigh in the public domain, which throws a very different light on the presentation by the Minister, Deputy Martin. Therefore, I ask the Taoiseach again whether he will ensure the Minister, Deputy Martin, comes before the Dáil this week to take questions from the Opposition following the dramatic intervention by Siún Ní Raghallaigh yesterday.

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