Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)

It is not agreed. This Bill will impact on up to 20 city and county councils. The Order for Second Stage is only for a two-hour debate which will be brought to a conclusion at 10 p.m. We do not consider that sufficient time to debate a Bill that will impact so severely on local democracy and, for this reason, we are opposing the guillotine.

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