Dáil debates

Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Finance Bill 2011: Committee Stage

 

1:00 pm

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

On a point of order, we have just voted on 88 amendments out of 101 in the Finance Bill. We were given one hour and 20 minutes in which to debate them. My point concerns the ordering of business in the House. It is clear that the rush in dealing with the amendments was to facilitate the Fianna Fáil leadership debate and election at 2 p.m. Fianna Fáil has put its interests and the election of its leader above democratic debate in this House. It is appalling. There are only 13 amendments remaining and six hours in which to deal with them.

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