Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

The Green Party opposes the proposal to impose a guillotine on the Report Stage debate on the Finance Bill. This is the third year in a row that amendments have been introduced to the Finance Bill on Report Stage without having been discussed on any previous Stage. Many amendments will not be debated because they will not be reached. The Report Stage debate is on amendment No. 13 of 61 amendments. We will not make much progress during the hour or so we will have to debate the remaining amendments. The Green Party opposes the guillotine on those grounds.

See this speech in context