Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I object to the Order of Business regarding proposal No. 5 because first and foremost the Taoiseach is guillotining the opportunity for Members of this House to participate in the statements on the financial motions introduced by the Minister for Finance for 6.30 p.m. tomorrow evening and the introduction of the social welfare Bill at that time. The indicators again are that the guillotine will apply to the social welfare Bill on Thursday through all Stages. We then have the financial emergency measures in the public interest No. 2 Bill, which is scheduled to be forced through the House on Friday, with votes on Friday; I find it difficult to recall the last time that took place. What is the financial emergency measures in the public interest (No. 2) Bill addressing? Is that the Bill to facilitate a cut to the minimum wage?

The whole approach by the Government is to force through the maximum pain on the greatest number of our citizens over the remaining dying days of this Government. As I said earlier, it has neither a moral nor a democratic right to introduce-----

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