Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

No. We have a very full schedule today, which the Government has proposed and which the Opposition intends to oppose. I am proposing that the House sit until 10 p.m. to deal with the important business before it. The Opposition opposes this. We will make arrangements for a debate on the decision the Government has made about the establishment of a State company under Bord Gáis Éireann. I understand that no request has been received from the Opposition parties by the Whip for such a debate today, but we can make such arrangements. It can be discussed by the Whips and arrangements can be made for a debate as soon as possible. We have no difficulty with that.

In the meantime, Deputy Higgins and Deputy Boyd Barrett talked about people being fearful about what is coming.

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