Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

In regard to the Ceann Comhairle's advice to the House, that the House can vary this order next week, I point out that if there is a proposal to the House next week to vary the order, based on the order we are accepting today, a vote on that proposal would be postponed until the following week. If we waited to the following week to vote on it we then have to, by way of political groundhog day, turn back the week we missed.

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