Last month's chaotic scenes in the Dáil stemmed from a proposal aiming to allow Independent TDs who support the Government to join opposition technical groups for speaking time. The debate ignited disputes, leading to the suspension of proceedings and delaying Micheál Martin's Taoiseach nomination. Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy ultimately rejected recognizing these Independents as opposition members. While the opposition suggested creating a "government-aligned technical group" to preserve speaking rights, the Government countered with a plan for an "other members" grouping, igniting further contention and accusatory statements from opposition leaders regarding manipulation of speaking time.
Opposition has argued for the creation of a "government-aligned technical group" allowing Independents to retain speaking rights without using opposition time.
The opposition describes the Government's proposal as "yet another cynical attempt to manipulate speaking time" and grant "special privileges" to those supporting the Government.
Collection
[
|
...
]