Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I said last night and will say again that the Bill was railroaded through the Dáil yesterday. It was, again, jobs for the boys, and mercs and perks. What sickens me is the fact we are always told that things cannot be done overnight but things can be done overnight when it means certain people get more perks, money and all of that. When we see the types of crises we have and the type of waste of public money that the previous Government, and this Government, have engaged in, it is absolutely outrageous.

We were very clear last night we are totally opposed to this Bill. We will make that very clear again today in the Seanad. Out of interest, what legal advice did the Minister get on this? Did he seek independent legal advice on this? We know there are two cases before the High Court at the moment. What legal advice did the Minister get and what did it state?

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