Paul Murphy

Let us do it.

No. Set up the committees, please.

Set up the committees, please.

I am, yeah. Set up the committees, please.

Do not be telling lies about committees then.

Tell the truth about the committees.

Will you tell the truth about committees, Darragh?

You have been on the fence the whole time.

One of the most cynical arguments we have heard in relation to the speaking time row in the past 24 hours has been the suggestion that the Opposition is wasting time on this unimportant thing when there are very important issues happening like the housing crisis, Trump and so forth. Commentators, who have cheered on every step of the way while the Government, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, made develo…

You could have just accepted her ruling.

Are you saying it was not prearranged?

Come on.

Was there a deal on speaking time?

Was there a deal?

The Taoiseach has repeatedly told the Dáil, and did so again today, that this is about eight minutes of time and that the Opposition is not losing a single minute of speaking time. I ask him to confirm that is not true and is not something the media should be repeating without interrogation because it is not based on facts. You are cutting Opposition time every single week by 69.5 minutes. You are…

I will finish on this. If the Taoiseach thinks that Michael Lowry or members of his group asking Leaders' Questions will be accepted here next week, he has another thing coming.

The role of the Ceann Comhairle in this has been nothing short of disgraceful.

This is not over.

This destruction of the rights of the Opposition in this Dáil will not be accepted.

I agree with people power, yes.

We should listen to the people.

So you are cutting our time.

Is there any chance of getting in?

Except those of the Opposition.

Then why are you halving our time?