{"id":11664,"date":"2025-02-20T13:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=11664"},"modified":"2025-02-20T13:54:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:54:59","slug":"governments-orwellian-attempt-to-rewrite-dail-rules-to-suit-lowry-independents-beneath-contempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/governments-orwellian-attempt-to-rewrite-dail-rules-to-suit-lowry-independents-beneath-contempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Government’s Orwellian attempt to rewrite D\u00e1il rules to suit Lowry Independents beneath contempt"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Orwellian rubbish is beneath contempt<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The government is attempting to rewrite D\u00e1il rules for the benefit of Lowry Independents, according to Social Democrats acting leader Cian O\u2019Callaghan.<\/p>\n

Deputy O\u2019Callaghan said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe submission by the government, on D\u00e1il reform, is outrageous. They want to afford Lowry Independents, who are government backbench TDs, speaking slots on a par with opposition party leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir submission states: \u201cA modern parliament is not necessarily made up of \u2018government\u2019 and \u2018opposition\u2019 members, and there are members who can\u2019t readily be categorised as such\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis frankly Orwellian rubbish is beneath contempt. Unless the government is basing its analysis on autocratic regimes, it is clear in every modern democratic parliament where the demarcation between government and opposition lies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government don\u2019t need to listen to me in relation to this. All they need to do is review a multiplicity of public statements made by members of the Lowry Independents in which they declared themselves to be proud members of the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cLowry Independents may want to have their cake and eat it too, but the question is why are Fianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael so hell bent on accommodating them?<\/p>\n

\u201cThis attempt to carve up D\u00e1il speaking time, and deny the reality that Lowry Independents are government backbench TDs, is dangerous and damaging.<\/p>\n

\u201cFianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael made a mess of this debacle when the D\u00e1il returned. Are they now going to create further chaos by proceeding with these antidemocratic proposals?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Orwellian rubbish is beneath contempt The government is attempting to rewrite D\u00e1il rules for the benefit of Lowry Independents, according to Social Democrats acting leader Cian O\u2019Callaghan. Deputy O\u2019Callaghan said: \u201cThe submission by the government, on D\u00e1il reform, is outrageous. 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