Tariffs and speaking time
Deputy O’Callaghan sought time this week for questions on tariffs, and Deputy Coppinger objected to the new pro-Government speaking slots and the lack of Opposition accountability. The Chair kept the order moving.
I agree with the points that have been made. I want to ask the Government about tariffs. I looked for time to be on the Dáil schedule this week to discuss tariffs. It is a huge issue that is going to impact on this country.
Will the Chief Whip reconsider and actually put time on the schedule this week so that we can get an update from the Government on tariffs and have questions and answers with the responsible Ministers?
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I wish to register an objection to the way things were done last week. Now we are into the situation where we have Michael Lowry sitting very lonely on his own-----
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His companion has had to move right up into the corner to disassociate from the absolutely abysmal reputation that the Taoiseach has decided to bring-----
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----- this Government into. This is the first time we will have the cordoning off of time purely for pro-Government TDs to speak, not to be accountable to the Opposition in any way this week. I absolutely do not agree.