James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I condemn the reckless behaviour of the Opposition, a coalition of chaos determined not to serve the people but to sabotage the democratic functioning of this very House. Opposition Members' constant disruption of the Dáil is not protest but performance. It is a blatant attempt to undermine the very institution they claim to serve. Now, they stoop even lower, lodging a motion of no confidence in the Ceann Comhairle, an attack not on a person but on the integrity of this institution. The Ceann Comhairle has conducted her duties with fairness, impartiality and respect for every Member of this Chamber. To undermine her is to undermine the very authority of the Dáil itself. Where is the Labour Party in all of this?

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