Attempts by Deputy Michael Lowry and other Independent TDs who are supporting the Government to secure opposition speaking time in the Dáil are being described as a farce by Sinn Féin.
The Regional Independents who won’t be Ministers are seeking to create a technical group to ensure speaking slots from the opposition benches.
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New Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy – who is a member of Lowry’s Regional Independents – will have to rule on the issue next week.
Sinn Féin party whip Padraig Mac Lochlainn, says it’s a case of having their cake and eating it too.