Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Everybody wants this legislation to go through. I have been asked questions about it here for the last number of months. We have been waiting for a very considerable period for amendments to be drafted by Opposition parties and so on.

In respect of what Deputies Martin and McDonald said, I think this Dáil is one of the top parliaments in Europe in terms of the number of days sitting and the length of days sitting. I am glad Deputy McDonald has pointed out the difference between herself and her leader. He says he is not very good at mathematics. Deputy McDonald has worked out precisely from a mathematical formula the length of time that is allocated here.

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