Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

On that note, is it appropriate behaviour for the Tánaiste who would not permit adequate time to facilitate scrutiny of the Bill to ostentatiously engage in doing a crossword puzzle? When the time came to put the Bill to the House, his benches could not muster a quorum. He has demonstrated contempt for the House in his treatment of it. He thinks we should rubber stamp the proposals he puts to it. There are seven lists of amendments——

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