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THE RECALL OF the Dáil on Wednesday means that some Oireachtas staff will have to work through the weekend.
Works to upgrade much of Leinster House have been carrying on all summer and, while a recall was always planned for, Wednesday’s special sitting will mean work continuing all weekend.
In July, when the Dáil rose for the summer, an Oireachtas spokesperson said that “the wear and tear on the fabric of the House has become evident”.
Added to that, voting and sound systems within the Dáil chamber have to be upgraded.
A statement from the Oireachtas says that the sitting to discuss the Apple tax ruling will work around the work that has been completed.
“Our contingency plan for a recall during the work on the installation of new technology in the chamber will be initiated. The work on the new systems will be suspended until this sitting is complete.
“While this suspension will allow the sitting to happen, a major body of work still remains to be completed on the new systems before Tuesday, 27 September when the Dáil reconvenes.
“This remaining work includes further installation works and extensive testing of the new system, configuration of the electronic voting system and the full integration of all of the new systems.
“Any divisions during the sitting will be taken by manual vote in the absence of the electronic voting system.”
There is to be refurbishment of the existing historic windows, window shutters and other internal joinery items, as well as stone repairs both internally and externally.
The Office of Public Works says it wants to reinstate the original entrance door to Leinster Lawn (including demolition of the existing portico) and carry out work on the plaster ceilings.
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So the original Americans are Russians. Trump finally vindicated. Those he’s accused of colluding with are his own people.
@Féach News: What Russian ever affect hat election… Trump seems now to be an eejit chosen to get Hillary elected but it backfired because people hated Hillary.
@Alois Irlmaier: I agree that more choice of candidates would have been better. Actually people didn’t “hate” her. Most of them voted for her as a candidate, after all. It’s a mistake to subscribe to any personality cult. US voters mainly chose between the Republican and the Democrat candidates. Between political parties. They really didn’t support a particular individual, or a vice-candidate, but the party’s general policies.
Basically we are all kerrymen
@Eugene Walsh: Even the Vikings lol.
@Eugene Walsh: Noooooooooooooooooooooooo.
@Eugene Walsh: what a fu*kin depressing thought
@Billy McNamara: Tom , well at long last
Nooooooooooooooooo …. .. …
@Alois Irlmaier: 8)
@Eugene Walsh: except the Healy-Raes – Corkmen.
Interesting
There’s very little dna history of native Americans so anything like this is subject to interpretation.
@OU812: There’s a lot of information in one person’s DNA.
I seem to remember seeing a documentary showing that Australian Aboriginal settlements were found in America dating back to 50,000 years ago. Must see if it’s on YouTube.
@Alan De Morrighan: think that was more South America. DNA from tribes in Amazon matching aboriginal DNA . Still pretty cool tho
Great article really interesting. And shows that we were all immigrants at some stage.
I don’t hate trump or Hillary but I would like neither to be the president of the USA but it is really is no business of mine
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