TDs cannot be in a position where they negotiated the programme for government and then sit on the Opposition benches
in the Dáil and then a suspension until Thursday. A major row erupted – entirely predictably – about the proposed presence of a number of Independent TDs who had been involved in negotiating the programme for government in a technical group which would sit on the Opposition benches.
The two parties have sought to argue that there is precedent for the proposed arrangement for Michael Lowry and others to support the government and speak from the Opposition benches. There may be some truth in this. But the question surely is not whether there is a precedent, it is whether this is defensible on its own terms.I bonded with my new friend over our mutual hatred of WhatsApp groups
TDs cannot be in a position where they negotiated the programme, boast that many of their policies were taken on board, and then sit on the Opposition benches, taking up Dáil time which is allocated to hold the government to account.
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