Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)

I insist that I get a chance to push my point. The only way to resolve this is to adjourn the Dáil for five or ten minutes because everybody on all sides of the House, including the backbenchers wants a chance to speak. This is the most serious legislation that has ever come before this House so we need a sos of ten minutes to try to come to a resolution. There is huge anger among the public. People do not understand the legislation and they want to make their point. I am asking that we give democracy a chance and that we try to resolve this matter by adjourning the Dáil for ten minutes.

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