Sinn Féin speaking slot and report
Deputy Martin Browne complained about Ministers appearing ahead of schedule and said Sinn Féin did not support the report, especially any plan to decommission one third of the fleet. He accused the Minister of focusing on Sinn Féin rather than the report and called for Government to fight for change in Europe.
There is a perfect example of what Government is at here. I was at a committee meeting and we were going by the schedule that had been put in. Ministers are appearing ahead of schedule. That is why I missed my speaking slot. I apologise, a Cheann Comhairle. The Minister talked about Sinn Féin. We have made it quite clear that we are not supporting the report. The Minister can say all he likes that he does not know where Sinn Féin is coming from. For the first five minutes of his speech, he talked more about Sinn Féin than he did about the actual report.
Comment on this
We are not supporting any report that is decommissioning one third of the fleet. It is time the Minister and the Government went to Europe and fought for change instead of coming in here and throwing slanderous remarks.