Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----with asking us to pass something that we have not even read for even ten minutes. We must oppose the order.

I am seeking an adjournment of the House for a further period to allow for a very preliminary reading of the Bill to allow us to make some assessment of it. At this particular stage, we have not seen the Bill. It is extraordinary that we would be asked to consider a Bill we had not seen until a few minutes ago.

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