Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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To be helpful, and very briefly, we are not speaking about substantive subject matter issues. The amendments before us will broadly potentially look the same. It is reasonable to assume, for instance, we can safely take the month of August out of the equation because it is reasonable to assume that many people would have been an annual leave, which is their entitlement. This might be a reason for the delay. If this is the case, say it is the case. People would reasonably accept it. What we will not accept, respectfully, is if we are now put up against a deadline, which is the ending of the lifetime of this Dáil. Let us be honest and open about what it is, and let us make time in the schedule then to be able to debate the Bill on Committee Stage. My fear is that it will be guillotined at a later stage and this will cause further tension. This is my genuine fear and I believe I have good grounds for this fear.