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Midlands Deputy Walks Out Of The Dáil After Being Denied Speaking Time

Thursday, 23 February 2023 at 12:19

Her colleague had agreed to share his time with her but she wasn't allowed to use it.

A midlands TD was left outraged after she was refused speaking time in the Dail.

Independent Deputy Carol Nolan says her colleague Michael Fitzmaurice had agreed to share two of minutes of his time with her during a discussion on Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme.

She says the sharing of time is frequent practice in the chamber but for some reason the chair refused to let her speak:

Deputy @CNolanOffaly denied speaking time https://t.co/keHUBsLtrb via @YouTube
— VideoParliament Ireland (@videoparliament) February 22, 2023

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