identify two parts of it. One was the office of the Ceann Comhairle, is that not right, Taoiseach? Second was speaking rights at Leaders' Questions and of course that suits you because it blunts the accountability mechanism. Leaders' Questions is the set-piece event, as we know
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Today in my Leaders’ Questions, I wanted to raise the absolutely desperate situation in Palestine, the Government’s failure to even meet the UN special rapporteur in Leinster House last week and issues such as the special needs crisis, the health workers and so many other issues
appalling slaughter of the innocents. It is noticeable that you have always refused to do that.
Look at this morning. We have had Leaders’ Questions from whom? From Deputies McDonald, Bacik, Deputy Coppinger herself, Deputy O’Callaghan and others
Opposition. That is what Leaders' Questions is supposed
eight but 56 minutes of that time is going to Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Lowry group in the form of Leaders' Questions, priority questions to Ministers and extra time on Private Members' business
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
respect of Leaders' Questions, no party here is in any way losing anything
Some parties have gained more and will have more time on Leaders' Questions. I would favour Friday sittings for legislation because I do not think Government time is enough in terms
Deputies, and to not have it for Questions on Policy or Legislation or to not have it as a second round of Leaders' Questions, which had become the practice for certain Deputies in the House. Questions on Policy or Legislation is much better now, in particular for backbenchers
actual Opposition uses to hold his Government to account. He wants the utterly absurd spectacle of Michael Lowry and his group taking Leaders' Questions and pretending to challenge the Government they are part of.
This is a sham. The Taoiseach has dug in because he does not want
Deputies, I am standing. I expect that you will respect the Chair. We are in a democratic House. This is Leaders' Questions
when I speak. The level of disruption to which we can go today is well documented. We are either going to continue with Leaders' Questions or we can move on. Deputies may not like the answers they are getting but I cannot give instructions on answers
Article 28.4.1° of our Constitution provides that: "The Government shall be responsible to Dáil Éireann." That is why our Standing Orders provide for Leaders' Questions. It is the set-piece exchange every week where we in opposition, as Opposition leaders, get to hold the Taoiseach and the Government
fine. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan on Leaders' Questions
Deputy, allow your colleague to have his time for Leaders' Questions
government backbenchers to ask government leaders questions with no time allocated to the opposition? That does not exist. Therefore, this is quite extraordinary and it should not be done. Will he tell me one place in the world where this happens
moving on. That is the end of Leaders' Questions and we now move to the vote. In accordance with Standing Order 35, I now call on the Chief Whip, Deputy Mary Butler, to move that the arrangements for the week's business be agreed
matter of topical public importance may be put to the Taoiseach by Other Members as defined in Standing Order 176A immediately following Leaders' Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38: Provided that the Taoiseach may nominate another member of the Government to take Other Members' Questions
went into it was enormous and it is a huge disrespect that the Government has effectively ignored that report since publication.
Listening to Leaders' Questions today, I found myself almost getting increasingly upset at the clap on the back attitude we see from Government week in, week
street and that it must continue in the time ahead.
This will be the Taoiseach’s last time taking Leaders’ Questions before he makes that journey to the United States, so I ask him to set out for the Dáil very clearly what it is he will
motion before the Dáil that puts Michael Lowry and his group in the centre of Opposition, giving them Opposition rights such as Leaders' Questions and others. It does that at a time when Taoiseach himself will reduce Taoiseach's Questions by half to only one day per week
said we need to see the community safety partnerships up and running. Two weeks ago, when responding to my colleague, Deputy Doherty, at Leaders’ Questions, the Minister, Deputy McEntee, spoke about the progress of community safety partnerships, which look at community safety from a whole-of-community perspective
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