Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I, too, oppose the proposal for dealing with No. 6. This is a significant Bill which requires time for a full debate. I oppose the guillotining of the debate. This is the first occasion on which the so-called simplified revision procedure has been used to make changes to European treaties. In this case the changes are to Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Lisbon treaty. Given the fundamental changes included in the Bill, it is imperative that it be thoroughly scrutinised. The guillotine should be removed and there should be a proper debate. The Labour Party and Fine Gael, when in opposition, argued, for the same reasons, that debates on substantial and important Bills should not be a guillotined and that time should be allowed for full and comprehensive debates on them.

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