Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I have already responded on that in respect of the amount of time that was allocated for Report Stage from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. yesterday and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today. The Minister and the Chief Whip made it perfectly clear that whatever time was required by Opposition Deputies to discuss all of these matters was made available on Committee Stage and was not taken up. The Minister is in the Seanad next week with this Bill, which deals with the transposition of a European directive into Irish law.

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