{"id":194,"date":"2017-06-13T11:10:47","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T10:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/fianna-fail-want-to-control-both-sides-of-the-dail-by-silencing-opposition\/"},"modified":"2017-06-13T11:10:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T10:10:47","slug":"fianna-fail-want-to-control-both-sides-of-the-dail-by-silencing-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/fianna-fail-want-to-control-both-sides-of-the-dail-by-silencing-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Fianna F\u00e1il want to control both sides of the D\u00e1il by silencing opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD has hit out at comments made by Fianna F\u00e1il leader Miche\u00e1l Martin today regarding the speaking time allocated to smaller parties in the D\u00e1il.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Murphy described his proposals as an attempt to silence opposition and said that Fi\u00e1nna Fail effectively want to control both sides of the House by straddling the fence between Government and Opposition. \u00a0She said she would be speaking to representatives from other smaller parties in the D\u00e1il to ensure a cohesive rejection of Fianna F\u00e1il\u2019s proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Murphy TD said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFianna Fail want the best of both worlds, they already have the benefit of having one foot in Government and one foot in opposition and now they want to effectively silence those of us who actually present real opposition to what is essentially a cosy Fianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael arrangement in the House.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While Fianna F\u00e1il may, in name only, be the main opposition party, their deal to support the Fine Gael minority Government ensures that they do not offer a credible opposition.\u00a0 In such a scenario the rest of the opposition become vital at holding the minority government and its supporters to account.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For Fianna F\u00e1il to try and dilute that opposition is yet another breathtakingly arrogant move by a party who seem to be confused about whether they are in Government or Opposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<p>13 June 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD has hit out at comments made by Fianna F\u00e1il leader Miche\u00e1l Martin today regarding the speaking time allocated to smaller parties in the D\u00e1il. 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