Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

It is not agreed. As for the proposal regarding the ordering of the Social Welfare Bill, I recognise that while not provided for today, it will be guillotined in this House tomorrow. My colleagues in Sinn Féin and I absolutely oppose the Social Welfare Bill being taken in this House at all, given the context of the Bill and the content of what it hopes to achieve. It is monstrous in respect of its potential impact on the most hard-pressed families and it cannot be accepted willy-nilly in this House as a matter that all Members are quite happy to address. For our part, Sinn Féin Members are not happy to address it, as it simply is wrong. It is the wrong approach with the wrong measures and the wrong people will suffer as a consequence.

Question, "That the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight," put and declared carried.

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