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

The Oireachtas is being forced to guillotine and ram through legislation, but there is no necessity for doing this. There is no necessity for these timelines this week at all. It is a "get the bad news over quickly" mentality. That is what is going on here, without question. They want to get the bad news over as quickly as they possibly can so there will be less hassle for the backbenchers. It is not right or correct. We will oppose this measure.

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