Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste is guillotining the debate on the Revised Estimates, for which she wants to allow 25 minutes. I thought the Government had learned a few lessons and would not use the Dáil as a rubber-stamp or force items through which it was afraid to debate. Using the jackboot the Tánaiste wants to guillotine the debate. The Dáil should not be used as a rubber-stamp by the Government. As Opposition spokesperson on public expenditure and reform, I asked for a three-hour debate. The debate should be detailed and about the choices made by the Government and its priorities, and lack thereof, in deciding where taxpayers' money should be spent this year.

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