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

It is not agreed based on the same principle as the opposition to the previous proposal. This again represents a guillotining of a very important Bill, namely, the Children First Bill. The proposal is that Report and Final Stages shall be taken today, but again, there is a very short amount of time to deal with the amendments and the issue itself. Coming after the guillotining of No. 39 it reflects very badly on how this House is being managed and organised by the Government side. It undermines any concept of parliamentary reform or any sense of credibility in terms of how we do our business.

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