Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Deputy Gilmore has comprehensively covered the issues. It only remains for me to indicate that the Sinn Féin Deputies oppose the imposition of a guillotine in regard to the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009. With the tabling of 18 amendments and the import of what is involved, it requires more time than is being offered. At the same time, it may well be the case that the guillotine will not be needed in the sequence the Tánaiste and Chief Whip have presented. We should allow each Bill to have its natural time. Just as the Government has been surprised in the past, it could be surprised again.

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