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‹ Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions

Student visitors and House behaviour

Summary

The Leas-Cheann Comhairle welcomes students in the Public Gallery and jokes that they might report on the morning's behaviour. Members interject playfully, and he continues the lighthearted comments about conduct in the Chamber, with no substantive parliamentary business raised.

John McGuinness An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

Before we move to Questions on Policy or Legislation, I wish to acknowledge the group of students in the Public Gallery. They sat patiently through all of the Leaders' Questions and other business of the House. I do not know where or what constituency they are from or what school they might be from, but I want to give them a bit of homework. They might write to the Ceann Comhairle to let us know what they thought of this morning's behaviour.

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John McGuinness An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

I would love to hear from them, because my 12-year-old grandchild tells me that if her class behaved the way some people behave in this House-----

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John McGuinness An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

-----they would be sent to the principal's office. I do not know what the equivalent of that would be in Dáil Éireann-----

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That would be your office

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John McGuinness An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

-----but, certainly, I could pick out a few from this morning and most other Thursday mornings, whom I would love to send to the principal's office. I look forward to hearing from the students.

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