Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

That is not agreed. I have made the point on many occasions that I do not agree with the principle of guillotining Bills. This is important legislation and I do not agree that the manner in which the Government has gone about recapitalisation will ensure that money is made available from banks to extend credit lines to small businesses. This was the essence of my call for a recapitalisation programme, last November. In any event I consider that the Second Stage of this Bill should be allowed to run through to about 1.30 p.m. tomorrow, and on that basis I am opposed to it being guillotined this evening.

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