Verona Murphy said that there is precedent for any non-party member who is not a minister or minister of State, and has agreed to support government to get speaking time
In a letter to TDs on Friday night, Verona Murphy said she received the advice from the Houses of the Oireachtas Service. Photograph: Maxwells
In her letter, the Ceann Comhairle said she was advised that “a non-party member who is not a minister or minister of State, and has agreed to support government”, is eligible to be part of a technical group in accordance with Dáil standing orders. “I am advised that the Ceann Comhairle is bound by the standing orders and I neither have autonomy nor jurisdiction to unilaterally amend them,” she added.
“I would be grateful to receive your submissions by close of business on Wednesday, January 22nd 2025. “It is something that needs to be worked out. We should be able to find a solution to this unique situation that has presented itself. But having said that it is really important to say that there is precedent there. The Ceann Comhairle is acting on precedent and to me that is what she must do and we await any further legal advice there might be.”
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