Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy indicated that speaking arrangements for the Dáil will be temporary, following disputes over the allocation of speaking time to a technical group of independent TDs. The Oireachtas Business committee revealed no decision has been finalized about the speaking time for the technical group comprising three Regional Independent Group TDs. Opposition parties, including Labour and Sinn Féin, are preparing a joint submission against the arrangement, asserting that it undermines opposition time; Murphy will review this submission as she considers seeking legal advice herself.
"The Labour said it had prepared a draft submission to the Ceann Comhairle that contradicts the claim that the Independents can form a technical group which would 'eat into Dáil time that is allocated to the opposition'."
"While she will consider the submission once received, no decision has been made regarding the technical group set to join the Dáil."
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