Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)

Guillotines at this stage of the Dáil's life are unusual. They deny the House the opportunity to debate issues fully. There have been 691 guillotines in the history of the House, 307 of which were during the previous Government's lifetime. It is not a fact that guillotines are routine. Their use by this Administration is excessive, accounting for 44% of all guillotines since 1921. We object to what has become the Government's habit of ignoring the House.

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