Fine Gael Limerick TD, Patrick O’Donovan, has today (Wednesday) criticised Fianna Fáil and other members of the Opposition for failing to be present in the Dáil during a debate on public service reform.
“This just shows how hypocritical Fianna Fáil is when it talks of reform. The Opposition benches were entirely empty this afternoon for almost all of the contributions of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments)(Amendment) Bill 2013. This is an important piece of legislation. And yet Opposition spokespeople couldn’t even be bothered to turn up to discuss it.
“Fianna Fáil and others constantly give out about the pace of reform. If they felt so seriously about it, they should turn up in the Dáil chamber. The demands for greater Dáil reform coming from Fianna Fáil smack of hypocrisy in a half empty Dáil chamber.
“This just shows that Fianna Fáil is not serious about Dáil engagement. How can they even know what is going on in the Dáil if they aren’t willing to participate?
“This isn’t the first time I have raised this issue, and it certainly it’s the first time the Opposition benches have been empty for a debate on an important piece of legislation.”
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