Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

It was bad enough when the Labour and Fine Gael Government went back on its previous and many declarations in opposition to guillotines in this Chamber. Now, it is bringing the guillotine into the committee room. These issues need as much debate as the members of the finance committee, which is a substantial committee in terms of its membership, deem to be necessary. Therefore, this is not acceptable.

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