They say that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. And when the Government gives you an extremely controversial Dáil speaking slot for their own members, it’s worth asking if there aren’t some positives which could be derived from that situation that have, to date, gone largely overlooked.
As most people will be aware, the speaking rights issue emerged several months ago from controversy over whether independent TDs involved in forming the government could also claim speaking slots traditionally reserved for opposition technical groups. Opposition parties argued this blurred crucial lines between government and opposition, and naturally led to uproar in the Dáil and significant procedural disruption which has lasted for weeks now.
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