Taoiseach defends Dáil changes ahead of potential disruption
The Taoiseach’s Questions slot in the Dáil was not “being used as well as the Opposition claims”, Micheál Martin has said.
A move to halve the weekly time for Taoiseach’s Questions is a factor in opposition objections to Government changes to Dáil rules.
45 minutes is allocated on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for Taoiseach’s Questions, separate from the 34-minute slot for Leaders’ Questions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr Martin said the proposed reduction comes as he deals with matters outside the Dáil – including the war in Ukraine and the escalating EU-US trade dispute – but he maintained that he would remain “the most accountable prime minister in Europe”.
He said opposition objections to the Government proposals, which would also create new eight-minute slots on Wednesday and Thursday for coalition backbenchers and Government-aligned independents, are “politically manufactured”.
The opposition is expected to disrupt Dáil proceedings on Tuesday as…
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