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Seanad cost figures dispute

Summary

The Leader maintains that the Oireachtas Accounting Officer’s figure is authoritative and says there should be no further debate about the Seanad’s cost, despite interruptions.

Whatever the other extraneous charges are, one can make what one wants of the figures, but this is the figure the Accounting Officer for the Oireachtas Commission gave to the Committee of Public Accounts and any other argument is superfluous. The point has been made. The argument has been-----

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-----won.

There should be no further debate on the costs.

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The people should be told.

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The Senator is interrupting again.

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

The Leader to continue, without interruption.

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Every time I speak, Senator Mary White interrupts.

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I like the Leader very much, actually. He knows that I admire-----

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