Taoiseach defends Dáil’s two-month summer break

The Taoiseach has defended the Dáil’s two-month summer break claiming he doesn’t know any politician who will be using it as an extended holiday. The Dáil is due to rise this week and will not return until mid-September while the Seanad will sit until the end of next week.

Leo Varadkar said he accepts many people think the break is too long but said: “I can certainly guarantee you that no politician will be taking a two-month break and there is a big difference in the Dáil and Seanad being on recess and being on holidays.

I appreciate that perception exists, even my own family and friends who know the work I do keep asking me ‘will you be available for dinner next week because you are off?’ but I am still not, I will be around the country next week and Europe the week after,” the Taoiseach said.