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Leaders' Questions overrun

Summary

Deputy Mattie McGrath complained that overruns in Leaders’ Questions were squeezing out smaller groups and asked for the issue to be put on the agenda. The Ceann Comhairle agreed to include it.

Was the Deputy not listening?

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On behalf of the Rural Independent Group and on my own behalf I ask that we also discuss the overrun of time on Leaders' Questions. The Ceann Comhairle has tried his best to stop it. We could change or rotate who speaks first and second because small groups are being squeezed out of any coverage or anything else week in, week out by the bigger parties which want to stifle us.

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Can we have that on the agenda as well?

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Yes, we will have it all on the agenda.

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