Referendum information leaflets
Barry sought an Adjournment debate about referendum arrangements and the Minister’s reply to Question No. 11. The Minister said leaflets were available through the Government Information Service, but FitzGerald said they had not been delivered to Deputies and asked for distribution nationwide; the Ceann Comhairle ruled that the House could not debate the matter during Question Time.
With your permission I should like to raise on the Adjournment the arrangements announced by the Taoiseach this week for the holding of the referendum on Thursday of next week and the reply the Minister for the Environment gave to Question No. 11.
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Since that question was raised I have been given to understand that the leaflets are now available at the Government Information Service.
Comment on this
I have just checked out the arrangements made to have them delivered to us, and they have not been delivered to us. Many Deputies and Senators have left the House and it is impossible for Deputies and Senators to take 16,000 leaflets with them. That number would cover only one eighth——
Comment on this
The Deputy will appreciate that we cannot have a debate in the middle of Question Time about leaflets.