Taoiseach is only person who can end charade on Dáil speaking time

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman has called on the Taoiseach Micheál Martin to exercise leadership and “tell Michael Lowry that it is simply a political non-starter” for Regional Independent TDs signed up to every vote in Government to then form part of the Opposition.

“The country deserves stable government, and government requires people who can get on with the job. It’s now up to the Taoiseach to tell Michael Lowry and the Regional Independents to end this charade and get on with their jobs”.

“When it comes down to it, everybody knows that for the RIG to have sleeper agents in Opposition, while still voting for the Government, will not be tolerated by the members of the Dáil. There should be no fudge in Dáil Standing Orders which seeks to make this the new norm. Only the Taoiseach can end this, by stating clearly to Michael Lowry that his group must form a Technical Group fully within Government time”.

Since the formation of the new Government, Roderic has joined the Independents & Smaller Parties Technical Group in Opposition.