Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)

The Bill also makes provision for appropriate protection of the archaeological heritage along the routes of approved roads and developments including the south-eastern route section of the M50, which is welcome.

This is the seventh emergency legislative measure the Government has brought in, which indicates that the Government is ploughing from one emergency to another. It is also a sign that the Government is under pressure. Emergency legislation should not be necessary seven times. There are times when it is necessary but now such legislation is becoming the norm. The public has observed those seven legislative measures and the indecisiveness of the Government. Whether that is due to the two-party structure of the Government, I do not know. We had some evidence of that in the past week.

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