Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister can call it a bombardment but it is a farce that we will not even get past section 2 of the Bill or deal with the fact that the Revenue Commissioners will be given certain powers or the penalties. What is ongoing in this Chamber is a joke. I call on the Minister to be unafraid of debate. We can get through this section by section. The last Bill brought before the House by the Minister dealt with credit unions, and we commended him because of the way he listened to Opposition voices. He may not listen to Opposition voices with this Bill but ramming it through like this is a farce. There has been no progress and we have not even got to one amendment that has not been ruled out of order. Adequate time has not been given. It is a joke.

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