Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I am guided by the Whip in these matters and I have to be fair to him. He has outlined detailed business for the House during the course of this week, and from now until the recess the schedule is chock-a-block in terms of the business that has to conducted. I am not in a position to improve the offer I have made, unfortunately.

Question, "That the proposal for dealing with No. 5 be agreed to", put.

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