Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

-----because then I would be able to say exactly what I have in my mind.

The Taoiseach is muttering something. There are also mutterings from my right-hand side. The five minute man is on the right-hand side.

On the Order of Business and promised legislation, a number of Bills are before the House the introduction of which could alleviate the debt situation with which the Government is faced. Would it be possible to isolate those Bills and bring them forward as a matter of urgency with a view to the State availing of the benefits of their passage? An example is the legal costs Bill.

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