Government Chief Whip announces debate on IMF and OECD reports
The Government Chief Whip has today confirmed that he will be meeting with the Opposition Party Whips with a view to making arrangements for a Dáil debate on the recent IMF and OECD reports on the Irish economic outlook.
The Whip said “The Government is now hoping to get agreement on debate to take place on Friday July 3rd. This will give members on all sides of the Dáil time to read the reports and then make informed contributions.
The Government welcome the opportunity to debate these reports, particularly the IMF report, which broadly endorses the Governments actions to deal with the current economic challenges. It is ironic that many of the measures now commended are the same measures which the Opposition have opposed blindly.
On a procedural level within the Dáil, it is worth noting that the Opposition had their Private Members time available to discuss these reports. Despite this, the Opposition pursued a time wasting parliamentary tactic delaying discussion on essential pieces of legislation. The Government welcomes this debate, and are more than happy for it to take place, during Government time.”