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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions

Procedural opening

Summary

The Acting Chairman welcomes those present and sets out the speaking time limits and questioning format for the session.

Eugene Murphy Acting Chairman Fianna Fáil

I welcome the staff of the House, the Minister, an tAire Stáit and Deputies. I wish them all a good, diligent and, most of all, pleasing day's work. I remind all that the time for each question is six and a half minutes. A Deputy has 30 seconds to introduce the question and the Minister has two minutes to respond. Then there is an initial supplementary question of one minute's duration, to which the Minister has one minute to respond, and a final supplementary question and a final opportunity for the Minister to respond. I am very anxious we stick to the timeframe. I will let Members know when the time is up in order that we can proceed to have as many questions as possible answered in the Chamber.

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