Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy will be aware of the constraints on time in the last sitting week. The Deputy made the good point to me last week and this week that the Bill could move on to Committee Stage if Second Stage were taken this week. There will be plenty of opportunity for Deputies to go into some detail on that Stage. The Deputy will know from experience that the amount of time available to complete Second Stage will be limited tomorrow. We should avail of the opportunity to conclude Second Stage. There will then be plenty of opportunity on Committee Stage for Members to have detailed discussions on the finer points of the Bill.

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