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Sat 09 Sep 2007FG may delay Dáil business over distribution of committee postsFine Gael may refuse to co-operate with the Government on Dáil business if the party is refused proportional representation for the roles of chairman and vice-chairman of parliamentary committees.The party has submitted proposals to the Government to apply the D'Hondt system, used in the North, the European Parliament and most EU member states, where the chairman, vice-chairman positions and committee membership is allocated to parties based on the number of seats they hold.