Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Following on what can only be described as the debacle of the passage of the Finance Bill through the House earlier in the week, with the guillotine at 11 p.m. and the curtailment of examination and debate, one would have hoped that the appeals of Opposition voices to the Government would have been heard and heeded by those on the Government benches. However, there is repetition once again on a crucial area of legislation, which will have a huge impact on the daily lives of ordinary people. It is very important that the Bill gets the scrutiny it deserves and that it gets the full debate and voice the legislation demands. Therefore, I oppose the imposition of a guillotine which allows very limited opportunity to debate the Bill.

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