Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

They were submitted this morning. They are not on the Order Paper because, in fairness, while it is not the fault of the Leader, the manner in which the debate on Aer Lingus has taken place in the Lower House has been nothing but farcical in terms of timing and when the debate will finish. We thought the Minister might come to the House yesterday evening but he did not. He could not. That is fair enough as he was in the Dáil. He is back in the House today at 5 p.m., 18 minutes after the Dáil will vote on the sale of Aer Lingus, to take statements on it. What is the point? The reason I tabled the motions this morning was that, in effect, at least the Seanad would have a voice in this-----