Dáil Thursday 14 December 2017 at 12:40

Seat allocation row

Summary

A brief procedural row broke out over who had been called to speak, with Deputy Tony McLoughlin objecting that others were getting the luck. The Chair rejected any suggestion of bias and ended the exchange.

Tony McLoughlin Fine Gael

I have my hand up.

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Pat the Cope Gallagher An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

The Deputy may have had his hand up. I do not-----

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Tony McLoughlin Fine Gael

The previous speaker-----

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Pat the Cope Gallagher An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

Is Deputy McLoughlin insinuating that I am not being impartial? If he is, I will deal with it; otherwise, he should withdraw it.

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Tony McLoughlin Fine Gael

What I am saying is-----

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Pat the Cope Gallagher An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

It is not what the Deputy is saying; it is what I am saying. I will deal with it.

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Tony McLoughlin Fine Gael

I will not withdraw anything because what I am saying is that I have put my hand up on many mornings here and all the luck is on the right hand side. There is no luck on the Government side.

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