Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I agree with Deputy Gilmore and oppose this proposal. The Dáil should meet tomorrow and all next week on Committee Stage in the Dáil as a whole to deal with the NAMA legislation. There was an opportunity for the Government to allow that and allow Members, who are interested in contributing on the NAMA debate, to contribute continuously. Given the scale of the proposal being put before us, all Members should be entitled to take part as a Committee of the Dáil, rather than in select committee as proposed, so that they can table amendments on Committee Stage, which they are not entitled to do in a select committee.

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