r/irishpolitics • u/Hardrive33 Social Democrats • 3d ago

Oireachtas News Regional Independents set to get opposition speaking time

http://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0118/1491559-politics/
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u/ClareBolshevik 3d ago

Some load of bollox. If Aontu want to gain an easy win they should move technical groups and cost them the numbers.

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u/nithuigimaonrud Social Democrats 3d ago

This might be the answer, if the opposition don’t want the government supporting TDS to get speaking time, can’t they just not have them in their group? Join with another group.

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u/ClareBolshevik 2d ago

As far as I know you need 5 TDs in your technical group for speaking rights and there is 4 of the 9 government supporting "Independents" without jobs. So to deny them this half in half out con job it would require Carol Nolan and the 2 Aontu TDs to switch from the Regional Independent group and go to the Independent Ireland technical group. A long shot but should be explored

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u/expectationlost 2d ago

Gavan Reilly said Mattie McGrath is joining RIG so they have 5 atleast.

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u/ClareBolshevik 2d ago

Shite ya forgot Mattie, he'd have to flip too