The article criticizes the Coalition's recent changes allowing some TDs to act as both government supporters and opposition members, seen as a tactical maneuver to appease certain lawmakers. Leaders like Micheál Martin and Simon Harris defend the changes, but opposition voices, including Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald, express outrage over the perceived undermining of democratic processes. Critics argue that these changes divert attention from public concerns and represent a serious challenge to established Dáil traditions, effectively turning political loyalty into a questionable game.
Let us just agree it is a bit impenetrable, yet nowhere near as unfathomable as the twisted logic the Coalition is trying to pass off as common sense.
Such scenes serve only to fuel perceptions that Leinster House is aloof from the concerns of ordinary people.
Dáil procedures and traditions are not supposed to bend to the whims of party leaders.
Independent Ireland leader Michael Collins said the new speaking-rights plan marked a 'dark day for democracy'.
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