Gov't Runs Out of Legislation Again

[krayZpaving]

For the third time in four days, the Government has had to suspend Dáil Éireann due to a lack of legislation to be transacted.

At 14:20 today, the Dáil was suspended until 15:30 as there was no further business on the Order Paper. The only piece of legislation considered today was the Second Stage of the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006 (Seanad) - an almost completely uncontroversial technical Bill.

Emmet Stagg, Chief Whip of the Labour Party said "If the government has so little legislation to bring before the Dail then there are many other items that it could and should be debating. For instance, the opposition has been seeking a debate on Aer Lingus for the past week, but the government has consistently refused to acceed to our request. The summer recess saw the publication of the three reports of the Morris Tribunal into Garda abuses in Donegal; the Barr report into the Abbeylara shooting; the Birmingham Report on the Dean Lyons Report; and the latest report of the Commission on E-Voting. None of these have yet been debated by the Dail, yet they raise issues of major importance that should be considered by the House."

The Dáil will resume later today at 15:30 when Oral Questions to the Minister for Defence and Matters on the Adjournment will be taken.

[BarryW]

What a farce.

There are still 10 Bills carried over from the April 2004 session (!!!!) - and the Government is suspending the Dáil because they have nothing to do .....

Not only are they incompetent when it comes to running the country - but they can't even set a proper agenda for the business of the Dáil

[revereie]

As a FF'er; this doesn't impress me too much either.

[Marx]

Solid Proof that we need a change of government they've run out of steam

[Biffo]

Solid Proof that we need a change of government they've run out of steam

[Corcaigh33]

Agree with revereie - as a government supporter this doesn't impress me at all

[david]

Imagine a teacher, back from similar holidays, saying to the class, 'stay at home, lads, I've nothing prepared'.

[BarryW]

Solid Proof that we need a change of government they've run out of steam

Biffo obviously feels that we have such a wonderful, problem-free country that there is no need for Fianna Fail TDs to have to stay in the Dáil for an extra two hours a day

[FakeViking]

Frankly, given Biffo's hopeless response, he accepts the best place for Bert the bung-taker and his compliant cronies is: out on his a*r*s*e for his mismanagement of the fading boom, and his hopeless control of the public purse strings.

In the immortal words of Ruari Quinn: GTBO Get The B*stards Out. They're long past their best before date.

[BarryW]

In the immortal words of Ruari Quinn: GTBO Get The B*stards Out

Well its a great pity Ruarai didn't put this into more useful practice at the time. But thats all in the past now I suppose