Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The issues are growing and the agenda is growing. We either want to be realistic about it or we do not. The larger Dáil reflects a larger population and that has to manifest itself as well in terms of the structures and size of Government.

On the storm, my understanding was that agreement had been reached yesterday with regard to arrangements for the storm. I hope I am not now going to begin a new Dáil season where things get agreed in the Business Committee and 24 hours later there are objections to what was agreed. I assure Deputies Whitmore and Collins that there will be ample time for debate on Storm Éowyn, and if we have to take it into next week, we will. We have provided extended opportunities tomorrow for commentary on the storm, which is the most severe we have experienced. We are quite happy to do that. There is no issue there.

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